Active Surveillance in Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas is Feasible and Safe: Experience at a Single Italian Center

Abstract

Within an Italian medical context, active surveillance appears to be a feasible and safe alternative to immediate surgery in healthy mPTC patients. Only 3% of mPTC demonstrated disease progression during a median follow-up of 19 months (range 6-54) and importantly demonstrated excellent outcomes after surgical intervention in a short-term follow-up.