Thyroidectomy and Lymph Node Dissection in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Papillary carcinoma is a prominent malignancy originating from follicular cells. This disease generally shows an indolent character, but patients demonstrating certain clinicopathological features have a dire prognosis. At present, Western countries adopted almost routine total thyroidectomy with ra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yasuhiro Ito, Akira Miyauchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Thyroid Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/634170