## Abstract ## BACKGROUND It is known that patients with papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of the thyroid gland have a very favorable prognosis. The rising incidence of PMC among papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) necessitates the identification of prognostic factors and the formulation of treatment p
Central lymph node metastases in unilateral papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
β Scribed by Y. C. Lim; E. C. Choi; Y.-H. Yoon; E.-H. Kim; B. S. Koo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 96
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.6484
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