Prevalence of papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid in Brazilian autopsy and surgical series

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-173

  De Matos, Patrícia Sabino ^a   Ferreira, Ana Paula C ^a   Ward, Laura S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clinical evolution; Papillary microcarcinoma; Risk factors; Well differentiated thyroid cancer

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAZIL; CANCER RISK; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GOITER; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

AUTOPSY; BRAZIL; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33748063692     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/EP:17:2:165     Document Type: Article

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