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Prognostic biomarkers in thyroid cancer.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Mar 2014
Soares Paula, Celestino Ricardo, Melo Miguel, Fonseca Elsa, Sobrinho-Simões Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid carcinomas represent a challenging problem from the prognostic standpoint. Despite an overall good prognosis of the most frequent endocrine malignancy, 10-15 % of papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) turn refractory to radioactive iodine therapy. The increased incidence of thyroid cancer has led to the search for solid prognostic biomarkers that predict the behaviour of these tumours. Clinical and...
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