Laura Falvo, Claudia D'Ercole, Salvatore Sorrenti, Vito D'Andrea, Antonio Catania, Alberto Berni, Paola Grilli, Enrico De Antoni
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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the prognosis of papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of the thyroid.
Design: Prospective study.
Setting: Teaching hospital, Italy.
Subjects: 89 patients treated for papillary micro carcinoma of thyroid and followed up for at least 6 years (range 6-12).
Intervention: Total thyroidectomy and, for lymph node metastases, laterocervical lymphadenectomy.
Main outcome measures: Sex distribution, mode of onset of disease, diameter of tumour, histological type, histological stage, presence of lymph node metastases at the time of operation and type of operation.
Results: When the disease presented with laterocervical lymph nodes it was histologically more aggressive and included follicular (n = 3) and sclerosing (n = 4) types.
Conclusion: Papillary microcarcinoma has an excellent prognosis if managed initially by total thyroidectomy.