In a retrospective study of 119 patients, followed for 1 to 30 years after treatment of a papillary carcinoma of the thyroid, the authors searched for possible prognostic factors of the risk of recurrence. Microcarcinomas, anaplastic tumors and Hürthle cell carcinomas were excluded from the study. I
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Mexican Patients: Clinical Aspects and Prognostic Factors
✍ Scribed by Miguel F. Herrera; Carlos M. López-Graniel; Jorge Saldaña; Armando Gamboa-Domínguez; Yvonne Richaud-Patín; Florencia Vargas-Vorackova; Arturo Angeles-Angeles; Luis Llorente; Cecilia Castillo; Bernardo Pérez; Raúl Rivera; Ofelia González; Juan Rull
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 245 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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