Natural history, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of medullary thyroid cancer: 37 years experience on 157 patients

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 493-497

  Pelizzo, M R ^a   Boschin, I M ^a   Bernante, P ^a   Toniato, A ^a   Piotto, A ^a   Pagetta, C ^a   Nibale, O ^b   Rampin, L ^b   Muzzio, P C ^c   Rubello, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early diagnosis; Medullary thyroid cancer; Multiple endocrine neoplasia; Neck dissection; Prognosis; Survival; Total thyroidectomy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCITONIN BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; THYROID MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARCINOMA, MEDULLARY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK DISSECTION; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 34247142774     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.10.021     Document Type: Article

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