Stefano Amendola, Tommaso Piticchio, Lorenzo Scappaticcio, Sium Wolde Sellasie, Salvatore Volpe, Rosario Le Moli, Luigi Coppola, Leo Guidobaldi, Francesco Pedicini, Carla Carbone, Paola Caruso, Elena Gamarra, Giovanni Docimo, Francesco Frasca, Luigi Uccioli, Pierpaolo Trimboli
The incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is increasing and PTC ≤ 10 mm (PTMC) accounts for most new diagnoses. PTMCs are not always low risk, as detection of lymph nodes metastasis (LNM) may occur. The purpose of the study was to analyze the clinical pattern, frequency, and independent risk factors of patients with PTMC and LNM. From January 2022 to June 2023, PTCs managed at CTO Hospital, Rome; Policlinico Vanvitelli, Naples; and Garibaldi Nesima Hospital, Catania were included...
March 6, 2024: Updates in Surgery