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Prognostic factors of disease-free survival after thyroidectomy in 170 young patients with a RET germline mutation: a multicenter study of the Groupe Francais d'Etude des Tumeurs Endocrines.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 2011
Rohmer V, Vidal-Trecan G, Bourdelot A, Niccoli P, Murat A, Wemeau J L, Borson-Chazot F, Schvartz C, Tabarin A, Chabre O, Chabrier G, Caron P, Rodien P, Schlumberger M, Baudin E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma (HMTC), prophylactic surgery is the only curative option, which should be properly defined both in time and extent. OBJECTIVES: To identify and characterize prognostic factors associated with disease-free survival (DFS) in children from HMTC families. DESIGN: We conducted a retrospective analysis of a multi-center cohort of 170 patients below age 21 at...
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