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ea0104op16 | Oral Posters 4 - Endocrinology 2 | SFEIES24

Investigating metastatic potential in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC)

McCarthy Mark , Tuthill Antoinette , Feeley Linda

Background: PTMCs are papillary thyroid carcinoma nodules measuring ≤1cm. While the American Thyroid Association (ATA) do not recommend biopsy or follow-up for PTMC nodules, classifying it as a benign condition, some individuals develop cervical lymph node metastases (LNM), challenging its benign classification. Methods: We identified 52 cases of PTMC among 2,000 thyroid patients from 156 MDT meetings at Cork University Hospital (CUH) between Janua...