Prognostic Factors Affecting Disease-Specific Survival in Patients with Recurrent and/or Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Detected by Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography

Abstract

Curative surgery is an essential therapeutic modality to achieve clinical remission in metastatic/recurrent differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography is a powerful method to detect surgically resectable disease for the selection of patients who may benefit from curative surgery.