Is total thyroidectomy the procedure of choice for papillary thyroid cancer?: Commentary

Nature Clinical Practice Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 184-185

  Udelsman, Robert ^a  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROID HORMONE;

CANCER RECURRENCE; CONSENSUS; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SHORT SURVEY; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; SURVIVAL RATE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 41849137226     PISSN: 17434254     EISSN: 17434262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncponc1067     Document Type: Short Survey

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