Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma in Denmark 1996-2008: A national study of epidemiology and clinical significance

Thyroid

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1159-1164

  Londero, Stefano Christian ^a   Krogdahl, Annelise ^a   Bastholt, Lars ^a   Overgaard, Jens ^b   Trolle, Waldemar ^c   Pedersen, Henrik Baymler ^d   Bentzen, Jens ^e   Schytte, Sten ^b   Christiansen, Peer ^b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPILLARY THYROID MICROCARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; AGED; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CHILD; DENMARK; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; INCIDENCE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CHILD; DENMARK; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883403409     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: 15579077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2012.0595     Document Type: Article

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