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Encapsulation status of papillary thyroid microcarcinomas is associated with the risk of lymph node metastases and tumor multifocality.
Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme - 1 Feb 2014
Cupisti K, Lehwald N, Anlauf M, Riemer J, Werner T A, Krieg A, Witte J, Chanab A, Baldus S E, Krausch M, Raffel A, Herdter C, Schott M, Knoefel W T
Abstract excerpt
The management of papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of the thyroid is controversial, especially after partial thyroid resection for benign thyroid disease. In order to detect prognostic factors for PMC, we analyzed 116 patients with PMC for encapsulation status and lymph node metastases. Between 10/...
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