An observation trial without surgical treatment in patients with papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid

Thyroid

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 381-387

  Ito, Yasuhiro ^a   Kuma, Kanji ^a   Miyauchi, Akira ^a   Uruno, Takashi ^a   Nakano, Keiichi ^a   Takamura, Yuuki ^a   Miya, Akihiro ^a   Kobayashi, Kaoru ^a   Yokozawa, Tamotsu ^a   Matsuzuka, Fumio ^a   Kuma, Seiji ^a  

^a KUMA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038702077     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/105072503321669875     Document Type: Article

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