Response to Letter to the Editor on Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma From MAeSTro Study: Immediate Operation Versus Delayed Operation Following Active Surveillance: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

• Hyeonuk Hwang, MD, MS,
• June Young Choi, MD, PhD,
• Jae Hoon Moon, MD, PhD,
• Eun Kyung Lee, MD, PhD,
• Young Joo Park, MD, PhD,
• Su-jin Kim, MD, PhD,
• Yuh-Seog Jung, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Hyeonuk Hwang, MD, MS

From the * Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital and College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

June Young Choi, MD, PhD

† Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea

Jae Hoon Moon, MD, PhD

‡ Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea

Eun Kyung Lee, MD, PhD

§ Department of Internal Medicine, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea

Young Joo Park, MD, PhD

‖ Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital and College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Su-jin Kim, MD, PhD

From the * Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital and College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Yuh-Seog Jung, MD, PhD

** Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea.