Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: An Over-Treated Malignancy?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 764-765

  Liu, Zeming ^a   Huang, Tao ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY;

CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84957440863     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-015-3244-9     Document Type: Letter

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