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01-03-2016 | Reply, Letter to the Editor

Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: An Over-Treated Malignancy?: Reply

Authors: Tracy S. Wang, Paolo Goffredo, Julie Ann Sosa, Sanziana A. Roman

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 3/2016

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Thank you for your interest and comments regarding “Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: An Over-Treated Malignancy?” [1] In this cohort of 29, 512 patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC), 73.4 % patients underwent total thyroidectomy and 31.3 % patients received radioactive iodine (RAI). Overall 5- and 10-year disease-specific survival (DSS) were 99.6 and 99.3 % in patients who underwent partial versus total thyroidectomy, respectively; these were not significantly different. Patients who underwent any surgery for PTMC had an overall survival (OS) similar to that of the general population of the United States. …

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Title: Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: An Over-Treated Malignancy?: Reply
Authors: Tracy S. Wang
Paolo Goffredo
Julie Ann Sosa
Sanziana A. Roman
Publication date: 01-03-2016
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-015-3290-3

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