Effect of Initial Treatment Choice on 2-year Quality of Life in Patients with Low-risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma

Context The long-term quality of life (QoL) in patients with low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) underwent active surveillance (AS) and immediate surgery is unclear. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of initial treatment choice on 2-year QoL in patients with low-risk PTMC Design, Setting, and Participants We analyzed 2652 QoL surveys from 1055 subjects enrolled in ongoing multicenter prospective cohort...