The hot issues in PTMC based on 2015 ATA Guidelines / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

In recent years , the incidence of thyroid cancer has been increasing , and papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) has become a major component in newly diagnosed thyroid cancers .Since the prognosis of PTMC is favorable ,new viewpoints in diagnosis and treatment of PTMC have been constantly put forward by new research .Therefore , diagnosis and treatment of PTMC has become one of the most popular topics in thyroid surgery .In this article , we discuss the hot issues in PTMC based on the 2015 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer .