Local Prognosis of Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma who were Intra-operatively Diagnosed as Having Minimal Invasion of the Trachea: A 17-year Experience in a Single Institute

Local Prognosis of Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma who were Intra-operatively Diagnosed as Having Minimal Invasion of the Trachea: A 17-year Experience in a Single Institute

Since papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with tracheal invasion shows a worse prognosis, aggressive surgical treatment including airway resection has been recommended. However, little is known about local recurrence of PTC with minimal tracheal invasion after shaving or laminated resection of the tra...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Ito, Mitsuhiro Fukushima, Tomonori Yabuta, Chisato Tomoda, Hiroyuki Inoue, Minoru Kihara, Takuya Higashiyama, Takashi Uruno, Yuuki Takamura, Akihiro Miya, Kaoru Kobayashi, Fumio Matsuzuka, Akira Miyauchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-04-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
invasion
papillary carcinoma
prognosis
thyroid
trachea
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409600191

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