Prevalence of Thyroid Cancer in Hyperthyroidism Treated by Surgery

The reported prevalence of thyroid cancer with concurrent hyperthyroidism varies from 0.21% to 9.0%. This variability may be due to multiple factors, such as indications for surgery and histopathologic accuracy. However, this condition is not rare and its prevalence has increased in recent surveys,...

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Main Authors: Chih-Hsin Lin, Feng-Yu Chiang, Ling-Feng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-08-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09704802