Initial Lymph Node Dissection Increases Cure Rates in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is the third most common type of thyroid cancer. MTC spreads early to local lymph nodes, and most endocrine surgeons recommend total thyroidectomy with central lymph node dissection (CLND) as the minimum initial operation. We reviewed our experience to determine if...

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Päätekijät:	David Yü Greenblatt, Eberhard Mack, Herbert Chen
Aineistotyyppi:	Artigo
Kieli:	Inglês
Julkaistu:	Elsevier 2007-04-01
Sarja:	Asian Journal of Surgery
Aiheet:	lymph node dissection medullary thyroid carcinoma neuroendocrine tumours thyroid neoplasms thyroid surgery
Linkit:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101595840960141X
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