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Development of prognostic signatures for intermediate-risk papillary thyroid cancer.
BMC cancer - 15 Sept 2016
Brennan Kevin, Holsinger Christopher, Dosiou Chrysoula, Sunwoo John B, Akatsu Haruko, Haile Robert, Gevaert Olivier
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BACKGROUND: The incidence of Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the most common type of thyroid malignancy, has risen rapidly worldwide. PTC usually has an excellent prognosis. However, the rising incidence of PTC, due at least partially to widespread use of neck imaging studies with increased detection of small cancers, has created a clinical issue of overdiagnosis, and consequential overtreatment. We...
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