The role of lymphadenectomy in the management of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 186-188

  Rotstein, Lorne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lymph node metastases; Papillary thyroid cancer; Staging

Indexed keywords

B RAF KINASE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROXINE;

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; NECK DISSECTION; ONCOGENE; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; TUMOR VOLUME;

CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; RISK FACTORS; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 62749117271     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21234     Document Type: Review

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