Papillary thyroid microcarcinomas: A comparative study of the characteristics and risk factors at presentation in two cancer registries

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1427-1434

  Malandrino, Pasqualino ^a   Pellegriti, Gabriella ^a   Attard, Marco ^b   Violi, Maria Antonia ^c   Giordano, Carla ^d   Sciacca, Laura ^a   Regalbuto, Concetto ^a   Squatrito, Sebastiano ^a   Vigneri, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEREDITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAPILLARY THYROID MICROCARCINOMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; TUMOR VOLUME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEER PROGRAM; SICILY; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TUMOR BURDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876219145     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-3728     Document Type: Article

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