Are papillary microcarcinomas of the thyroid gland revealed by cervical adenopathy more aggressive?

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 306-311

  Abboud, Bassam ^a   Daher, Ronald ^a   Sleilaty, Ghassan ^a   Abadjian, Gerard ^a   Ghorra, Claude ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER INVASION; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIMARY TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949516008     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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