Risk of Mortality between Untreated and Treated Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Matched Cohort Analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: Compared to treated patients, untreated PTC patients were at higher risk of death while low-risk untreated PTC patients had comparable rate of metastasis and no increased risk of all-cause mortality. Level of evidence: 3.
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Source: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology - October 27, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Lin JK, Sakoda LC, Darbinian J, Socarras M, Chiao W, Calixto N, Quesenberry C, Gurushanthaiah D, Wang KH, Durr M Tags: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Source Type: research