ea0092op-01-02 | Oral Session 1: Highlights in Thyroidology: in Memory of Jacques Dumont | ETA2023
Sugitani Iwao
, Jikuzono Tomoo
, Nagaoka Ryuta
, Saitou Marie
, Sen Masaomi
, Kazusaka Hiroko
, Matsui Mami
, Toda Kazuhisa
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...