Differentiated thyroid cancer in children and adolescents: The importance of adequate surgery and review of literature

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 359-363

  Hallwirth, Ulrike ^a,b   Flores, J ^a   Kaserer, K ^a   Niederle, B ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery   (Austria)

Author keywords

Differentiated thyroid cancer in children; Postoperative complications; Radio iodine ablation; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID CANCER; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033386735     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1072283     Document Type: Article

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