Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: An over-treated malignancy?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2297-2303

  Wang, Tracy S ^a   Goffredo, Paolo ^b   Sosa, Julie Ann ^c,d   Roman, Sanziana A ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CANCER REGISTRY; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SEER PROGRAM; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905715801     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2602-3     Document Type: Article

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