Challenges of Active Surveillance Protocols for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in the United States

Thyroid. 2016 Jul;26(7):989-90. doi: 10.1089/thy.2016.0109. Epub 2016 Apr 29.

Authors

Grace C Haser¹, R Michael Tuttle², Mark L Urken³

Affiliations

¹ 1 Thyroid, Head and Neck Cancer (THANC) Foundation , New York, New York.
² 2 Department of Medicine, Endocrinology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York, New York.
³ 3 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mount Sinai Beth Israel , New York, New York.

PMID: 27079527
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2016.0109

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Papillary / diagnosis*
Carcinoma, Papillary / epidemiology
Carcinoma, Papillary / pathology
Carcinoma, Papillary / therapy
Clinical Protocols*
Early Detection of Cancer / methods*
Humans
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Program Development
Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Thyroid Neoplasms / epidemiology
Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms / therapy
United States / epidemiology

Supplementary concepts

Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma