Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: As a measure to reduce overtreatment, active surveillance (AS) for low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has spread from Japan and gradually become accepted around the world. Older age is known to be a favorable factor for progression under AS; however, long-term evidence is still limited and lifelong monitoring is considered inevitable. The present study reviewed the results of AS from the 1990s and explored the possibility of completing follow-up.<p class...

Objectives: Active surveillance (AS) for low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has been adopted as a reasonable approach to management worldwide. In our previous cross-sectional study, patients who chose AS had better mental patient-reported outcomes (PRO) compared to those who underwent immediate surgery. This prospective, longitudinal study aimed to compare PROs between patients who chose AS and those who underwent surgery, during a one-year follow-up from the time of d...