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PURPOSE To describe the outcomes and the incidence of adverse events following active surveillance (AS) versus immediate surgery in patients with low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). METHODS We prospectively evaluated 286 patients who attended the Hospital de Clínicas, with a single thyroid nodule less then 1.5 cm classified as Bethesda category V or VI (PTC). Those patients with no aggressive features were considered as harboring a low-risk PTC and were offered AS or immediate surgery. For patients who opted for AS, surgery w