ArticleWorld journal of surgery2023
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Cross-Sectional Study to Compare Active Surveillance and Immediate Surgery.
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- 2025 Korean Thyroid Association Clinical Management Guideline on Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) · 2025Guideline
- The 2024 revised clinical guidelines on the management of thyroid tumors by the Japan Association of Endocrine Surgery.Endocrine journal · 2025Guideline
- Outcomes and effectiveness of active surveillance for low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma as an Acceptable Management Option with Additional Benefits: A Comprehensive Systematic Review.Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) · 2024Pooled it
- Anxiety disorders in patients with thyroid nodules vs. thyroid cancer: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Long-term outcomes of active surveillance for low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma: Progression patterns and tumor calcification.World journal of surgery · 2025Article
- From screening to follow-up: a review of quality of life and psychological status across the clinical care continuum in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Active Surveillance in Early Thyroid Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Decision Regret Following the Choice of Surgery or Active Surveillance for Small, Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study.Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association · 2024Observational
- Choice of management strategy for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: active surveillance or immediate surgery?Journal of Cancer · 2024Review
- Long-Term Outcomes of Active Surveillance and Immediate Surgery for Adult Patients with Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: 30-Year Experience.Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association · 2023Observational
- Invited Commentary: Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Cross-Sectional Study to Compare Active Surveillance and Immediate Surgery.World journal of surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis cross-sectional study compared patient-reported outcomes of low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC, T1N0M0) between patients who underwent active surveillance (AS) and those who received immediate surgery,
methodsUsing the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Short-Form 36 version 2, and a visual analog scale for neck symptoms, 249 patients under AS and 32 patients underwent immediate surgery were compared. To match the difference in time from the onset of treatment to the survey, we conducted propensity score matching. We also investigated factors affecting anxiety in patients under AS in multiple linear regression analysis.
resultsIn the entire group, patients under AS had significantly longer time from the onset to the survey than patients underwent immediate surgery (7.9 vs. 4.0 years). After matching, AS group showed significantly better trait anxiety and mental component summary (MCS) compared to surgery group, while surgery group showed better role-social component summary. AS group also had significantly better MCS than the Japanese norm-based score. Surgery group displayed worse neck symptoms than AS group. Among AS group, trait anxiety and time from the onset were significant predictors of state anxiety. Compared with the group with < 5 years since starting AS, the group with ≥ 5 years of follow-up showed a significantly better state anxiety only in patients with better trait anxiety.
conclusionsLow-risk PTC patients under AS showed better trait anxiety and mental health than surgery group. After a certain period, the anxiety of patients under AS seems to be improved, especially in patients with better trait anxiety.
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