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Clonal analysis of bilateral, recurrent, and metastatic papillary thyroid carcinomas.
Human pathology - 1 Sept 2010
Wang Weibin, Wang Haiyong, Teng Xiaodong, Wang Haohao, Mao Chenyu, Teng Rongyue, Zhao Wenhe, Cao Jiang, Fahey Thomas J, Teng Lisong
Abstract excerpt
Papillary thyroid carcinoma usually presents as a multifocal disease; and tumors often recur in the contralateral thyroid lobe, raising questions concerning their clonal origins. The clonality of tumors appearing simultaneously in both lobes or recurring in the contralateral lobe remains unknown. Accordingly, we examined 25 pairs of bilateral papillary thyroid carcinomas (synchronous or metachronous) and 15...
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