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Tall cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma without extrathyroid extension: biologic behavior and clinical implications.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Jul 2007
Ghossein Ronald A, Leboeuf Rebecca, Patel Kepal N, Rivera Michael, Katabi Nora, Carlson Diane L, Tallini Giovanni, Shaha Ashok, Singh Buvanesh, Tuttle R Michael
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The tall cell variant (TCV) is a histologic subtype of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) that is more aggressive than "classical" PTC. Most authors believe that TCV's worse prognosis is related to older age at presentation, larger tumor size, and high frequency of extrathyroid tumor extension (ETE). To assess the biologic and clinical behavior of TCV without ETE, we performed a detailed comparative...
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