Clinical Significance and Prognostic Impact of Subcutaneous or Intrastrap Muscular Recurrence of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Subcutaneous or intrastrap muscular (SIM) recurrence is rare in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients, and its clinical significance remains unclear. We analyzed 29 patients with PTC who showed SIM recurrence in order to elucidate this issue. The incidence of patient age 55 years or older at in...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Ito, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Takuya Higashiyama, Yuuki Takamura, Kaoru Kobayashi, Akihiro Miya, Akira Miyauchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Thyroid Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/819797