Total tumor diameter: the neglected value in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.

J-W FengH PanL WangJ YeYong JiangZ Qu

Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2019)

For multifocal micro-PTC, TTD can better assess the aggressiveness of the tumor. Multifocal micro-PTC with TTD > 1 cm was more aggressive than unifocal micro-PTC or multifocal micro-PTC with TTD ≤ 1 cm.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
lymph node metastasis