Is thymectomy worthwhile in central lymph node dissection for differentiated thyroid cancer?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1181-1186

  Khatib, Ziad El ^a   Lamblin, Julie ^a   Aubert, Sebastien ^a   Arnalsteen, Laurent ^a   Leteurtre, Emmanuelle ^a   Caiazzo, Robert ^a   Pattou, Francois ^a   Carnaille, Bruno ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYROID TUMOR; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955557180     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-0363-1     Document Type: Article

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