title: Reply to a Letter to the Editor: can we really consider tumor size and surgical extent as predictive factors for recurrence in clinically early-stage papillary thyroid carcinoma patients?
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
authors: Jong-Lyel
authors: JL
authors: Roh
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.
authors: Ji Won
authors: JW
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary; D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D000077273:Thyroid Cancer, Papillary; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000592:standards*; D047368:Tumor Burden