Endocrinol Metab.  2015 Mar;30(1):1-6. 10.3803/EnM.2015.30.1.1.

A Closer Look at Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

• Kim WB

• KMID: 2407097
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2015.30.1.1

Abstract

Recent surge of thyroid cancer, especially papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), ignited a debate on over-diagnosis of cancer. Such increase in incidence is a worldwide phenomenon, but it has been the most prominent in Korea. Although increased detection might have played a major role, some evidences suggest that true increase in incidence have also contributed to such phenomenon. PTC is a very common disease being the most common cancer in human. As the mortality due to PTC is relatively low, understanding pathophysiology of the disease and risk prediction in individual patient have particular importance for optimal management, but little has been known. I suggest a reason for such a commonality of PTC, and would like to describe my view on some aspects of PTC including unresolved issue on management based on our recent observations.

Keyword

Thyroid neoplasms; Well differentiated thyroid carcinoma; Thyroid cancer, papillary

MeSH Terms

Humans
Incidence
Korea
Mortality
Thyroid Neoplasms*

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