Is routine prophylactic central neck dissection indicated for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer: Can we determine cost-effectiveness if we are unsure about its effectiveness and safety?

Surgery (United States)

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1146-1147

  Sosa, Julie Ann ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LOW RISK POPULATION; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84887953231     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: 15327361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.06.026     Document Type: Editorial

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