Papillary Microcarcinoma of the Thyroid: Clinical Characteristics and BRAFV600E Mutational Status of 977 Cases

[1] Udelsman R(1999)The current management of thyroid cancer Adv Surg 33 1-27

[2] Chen H(2003)An observational trial without surgical treatment in patients with papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid Thyroid. 13 381-387

[3] Ito Y(2003)Papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid-prognostic significance of lymph node metastasis and multifocality Cancer. 98 31-40

[4] Uruno T(2007)Agabiti Rosei E. Aggressiveness and outcome of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) versus microcarcinoma (PMC): a mono-institutional experience J Surg Oncol. 95 555-560

[5] Nakano K(2004)Che′rie′-Challine L. Thyroid Cancer Committee. Increased incidence of thyroid carcinoma in France: a true epidemic or thyroid nodule management effects? Report from the French thyroid cancer committee Thyroid. 14 1056-1106

[6] Takamura Y(2006)Increasing incidence of thyroid cancer in the United States, 1973–2002 J Am Med Assoc. 295 2164-2167

[7] Miya A(2009)Analysis of differential BRAFV600E mutational status in high aggressive papillary thyroid microcarcinoma Ann Surg Oncol. 16 240-245

[8] Kobayashi A(1997)Skull metastasis with brain invasion from thyroid papillary microcarcinoma J Formos Med Assoc. 96 280-282

[9] Chow SM(2005)Renal metastasis from papillary thyroid microcarcinoma Acta Otolaryngol. 125 438-442

[10] Law SC(2009)Papillary thyroid carcinoma and microcarcinoma: is there a need to distinguish the two? Thyroid. 19 473-477

[1] Udelsman R(1999)The current management of thyroid cancer Adv Surg 33 1-27

[2] Chen H(2003)An observational trial without surgical treatment in patients with papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid Thyroid. 13 381-387

[3] Ito Y(2003)Papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid-prognostic significance of lymph node metastasis and multifocality Cancer. 98 31-40

[4] Uruno T(2007)Agabiti Rosei E. Aggressiveness and outcome of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) versus microcarcinoma (PMC): a mono-institutional experience J Surg Oncol. 95 555-560

[5] Nakano K(2004)Che′rie′-Challine L. Thyroid Cancer Committee. Increased incidence of thyroid carcinoma in France: a true epidemic or thyroid nodule management effects? Report from the French thyroid cancer committee Thyroid. 14 1056-1106

[6] Takamura Y(2006)Increasing incidence of thyroid cancer in the United States, 1973–2002 J Am Med Assoc. 295 2164-2167

[7] Miya A(2009)Analysis of differential BRAFV600E mutational status in high aggressive papillary thyroid microcarcinoma Ann Surg Oncol. 16 240-245

[8] Kobayashi A(1997)Skull metastasis with brain invasion from thyroid papillary microcarcinoma J Formos Med Assoc. 96 280-282

[9] Chow SM(2005)Renal metastasis from papillary thyroid microcarcinoma Acta Otolaryngol. 125 438-442

[10] Law SC(2009)Papillary thyroid carcinoma and microcarcinoma: is there a need to distinguish the two? Thyroid. 19 473-477