Incidence and histopathological behavior of papillary microcarcinomas: Study of 429 cases

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 718-722

  Pakdaman, Michael N ^a   Rochon, Louise ^b   Gologan, Olguta ^c   Tamilia, Michael ^b   Garfield, Natasha ^c   Hier, Michael P ^b   Black, Martin J ^b   Payne, Richard J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 54549100274     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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