Coexistent papillary thyroid carcinoma diagnosed in surgically treated patients for primary versus secondary hyperparathyroidism: same incidence, different characteristics

Abstract Background The coexistence of hyperparathyroidism and thyroid cancer presents important diagnostic and management challenges. With minimally invasive parathyroid surgery trending, preoperative thyroid imaging becomes more important as concomitant thyroid and parathyroid lesions are reported...

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Main Authors: Cristina Preda, Dumitru Branisteanu, Ioana Armasu, Radu Danila, Cristian Velicescu, Delia Ciobanu, Adrian Covic, Alexandru Grigorovici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-019-0556-y