title: Reply to most patients with a small papillary thyroid carcinoma enjoy an excellent prognosis and may be managed with minimally invasive therapy or active surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Endocrine Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Naris
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nilubol
authors.affiliation: Endocrine Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Electron
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kebebew
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000556:secondary*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000401:mortality*