title: Thyroidectomy vs Active Surveillance for Subcentimeter Papillary Thyroid Cancers--The Cost Conundrum.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Emad
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kandil
authors.affiliation: Division of Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Salem I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Noureldine
authors.affiliation: Division of Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Ralph P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Tufano
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D000077273:Thyroid Cancer, Papillary; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D057832:Watchful Waiting