Papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid - Prognostic significance of lymph node metastasis and multifocality

Cancer

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-40

  Chow, Sin Ming ^a   Law, Stephen C K ^a   Chan, John K C ^a   Au, Siu Kie ^a   Yau, Stephen ^a   Lau, Wai Hon ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma; Lymph node metastasis; Microcarcinoma; Papillary carcinoma; Radioiodine

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0038002786     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11442     Document Type: Article

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