Minimal extrathyroid extension in papillary thyroid carcinoma does not result in increased rates of either cause-specific mortality or postoperative tumor recurrence

Background This study assessed the influence of extrathyroid extension (EE) on cause-specific mortality (CSM) and tumor recurrence (TR) in patients treated for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Methods We studied outcome in 3,524 patients with PTC without distant metastases at diagnosis. CSM and TR...

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Veröffentlicht in:Surgery 2016-01, Vol.159 (1), p.11-21
Hauptverfasser: Hay, Ian D., MD, PhD, Johnson, Tammi R., AS, Thompson, Geoffrey B., MD, Sebo, Thomas J., MD, PhD, Reinalda, Megan S., BS
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