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The changes in volume and maximum diameter between initial and last ultrasonography were evaluated to identify the natural course of PTMC during active surveillance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Patients' age at diagnosis was 51\u2009\u00b1\u200912 years, and 110 (30%) patients were &lt;45 years of age. The initial maximum diameter and volume of PTMCs were 5.9\u2009\u00b1\u20091.7\u2009mm and 81.0\u2009\u00b1\u200977.7\u2009mm\n                      <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                      , respectively. During the median 32.5 months of follow-up, 86 (23.2%) patients were found to have an increase in tumor volume, and 13 (3.5%) patients showed an increase in the maximal diameter of the tumor. The cumulative incidence of volume increase gradually rose with time (6.9%, 17.3%, 28.2%, and 36.2% after two, three, four, and five years, respectively). The risk of volume increase in patients &lt;45 years of age was twice as high as in older patients (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.002). There was no significant difference in tumor size change according to sex, levothyroxine treatment, or presence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. During the period, 58 (15.7%) patients underwent delayed thyroid surgery due to anxiety (37.9%), tumor size increase (32.8%), or appearance of cervical lymph node metastasis (8.6%). Lymph node metastasis was found in 29.3% of patients on pathological examination.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A significant number of PTMCs grow during active surveillance, and tumor volume change is a more sensitive means of evaluating tumor growth. Active surveillance can be carefully applied for selected patients. 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