... multifocality does not appear to be a significant risk factor in the developmentof local recurrence in patients who undergo total thyroi-dectomy (TT) or near total thyroidectomy (NTT) [23].When LR ... Sanguinetti2, Lorenzo Cattorini1, Piero Covarelli1,Domenico Giannotti3, Giorgio Di Rocco3, Fabio Rondelli2, Francesco Barberini1, Carlo Boselli1, Alberto Santoro3,Nino Gullà1, ... with atumor <4 cm of maximum diameter. high risk on theother hand (mortality rate within 10 years of 50-75%)areclassified as all patients that do not fall into the previouscategory.The...