title: Papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid gland: analysis of prognostic factors including histological subtype.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the prognosis of papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of the thyroid.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Teaching hospital, Italy.
  
  
  METHODS
  89 patients treated for papillary micro carcinoma of thyroid and followed up for at least 6 years (range 6-12).
  
  
  METHODS
  Total thyroidectomy and, for lymph node metastases, laterocervical lymphadenectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sex distribution, mode of onset of disease, diameter of tumour, histological type, histological stage, presence of lymph node metastases at the time of operation and type of operation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  When the disease presented with laterocervical lymph nodes it was histologically more aggressive and included follicular (n = 3) and sclerosing (n = 4) types.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Papillary microcarcinoma has an excellent prognosis if managed initially by total thyroidectomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy. laurafalvo@mclink.it
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Falvo
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Ercole
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sorrenti
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: D'Andrea
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catania
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berni
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grilli
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Antoni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy