Progress in diagnosis and treatment of isthmic papillary thyroid carcinoma / 中华内分泌外科杂志

ABSTRACT

In recent years, with the increasing incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) , more and more patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma of the isthmus (PTCI) have been diagnosed, but there is no unified view on its diagnosis and treatment. The author reviewed the epidemiology of PTCI and the progress of clinical diagnosis and treatment in recent five years by searching domestic and foreign literatures, which will provide reference for clinical decision-making of PTCI in the future .