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Surgical Treatment of Medullary Thyroid Cancer.
Recent results in cancer research. Fortschritte der Krebsforschung. Progres dans les recherches sur le cancer - 1 Jan 2015
Machens Andreas, Dralle Henning
Abstract excerpt
Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) can vary in tumor biology and progression. The most important indicator of distant metastases, determining clinical outcome, is lymph node metastasis to the neck and mediastinum. Surgical cure is within reach in node-negative tumors or node-positive tumors with fewer than 10 lymph node metastases. From a surgical point of view, compartment-oriented lymph node dissection, clearing...
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