Background. Second malignant neoplasms (SMNs) have become a primary concern in evaluating long-term effects of treatment in pediatric oncology. Thyroid carcinoma has proven to be a common SMN. Methods. In a multicenter study involving 58 hospitals in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 18 of 239 (7.5%
Outcome after treatment for papillary thyroid cancer
โ Scribed by Jen-Der Lin; Sheng-Hwu Hsieh; Hung-Yu Chang; Chao-Chun Huang; Tzu-Chieh Chao
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
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