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ea0026p485 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2011

Very low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma: where to set the limits?

Martinho M , Azevedo T , Martins T , Cunha N , Rascao M J , Oliveira C , Neto J , Oliveira S , Gilde P , Neves A , Gomes I , Cruz C , Valido F , Campos B , Rodrigues F

Currently there is no widely accepted definition of very low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Although unifocal microcarcinomas without extrathyroidal extension and no local or distant metastases have been recognized as having an excellent overall prognosis the threshold for such a favourable clinical behaviour remains controversial. The study aim was to identify the clinicopathological characteristics of T1 tumours (≤2 cm) presenting a very low-risk of mortality ...