Postpartum thyroiditis is a benign, often self-limited cause of thyroid dysfunction. This report describes the first case of papillary carcinoma arising in a woman with postpartum thyroid disease. Both clinicians and pathologists must keep a high index of suspicion in postpartum patients with persis
The role of lymphadenectomy in the management of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid
โ Scribed by Lorne Rotstein
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 99
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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