The prognostic factors for clinical N1b patients in thyroid papillary carcinoma.

Background: The aim of this study is to determine the prognostic factors which affect both disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in thyroid papillary carcinoma with clinical lateral lymph node metastasis.

Methods: One hundred and three papillary thyroid carcinomas diagnosed in adult patients received therapeutic lateral neck dissection between December 1989 and June 2010 were analyzed retrospectively. All of the patients were classified as American Thyroid Association (ATA) intermediate risk category.

Bethesda Made It Clearer: A Review of 542 Patients in a Single Institution.

Background: It is essential to interpret fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) material correctly to create a common language among pathologists and surgeons, leading to a uniform approach to thyroid nodule management. We aimed to compare FNAB reports of patients at our institution who were treated with total thyroidectomy, before and after the Bethesda classification system.

Patients And Methods: Patients who underwent total thyroidectomy for thyroid nodules are reviewed.