Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Active surveillance (AS) has been widely accepted as a safe option in the treatment of low risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) in recent years on the basis that its prognosis is not inferior to immediate surgery. However, clinicians as well as patients are still hesitant in actually choosing AS over immediate OP as treatment. Our aim was to investigate the factors in choosing treatment options in low risk PTMC.Method: Seoul National ...