Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: A surgical perspective

Cancer Treatment Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 423-438

  Sakorafas, George H ^a   Giotakis, John ^b   Stafyla, Vania ^a  

^a 251 GENERAL AIR FORCE HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cancer; Lymph node dissection; Papillary; Radioiodine therapy; Suppression therapy; Surgery; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SIZE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NODULAR GOITER; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; RADIOIODINATION; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY MICROCARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 27544512703     PISSN: 03057372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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