Benefits and harms of hemithyroidectomy, total or near‐total thyroidectomy in 1–4 cm differentiated thyroid cancer

Abstract

For 1–4 cm differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), current ATA guideline recommended hemithyroidectomy (HT) as an acceptable alternative initial procedure to total or near‐total thyroidectomy (TT). The aim of this study was to evaluate benefits and harms of HT, TT in 1–4 cm DTC.