Spontaneous Slowing and Regressing of Tumor Growth in Childhood/Adolescent Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas Suggested by the Postoperative Thyroglobulin-Doubling Time

Background. Children and adolescents with papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) have generally excellent prognoses despite their frequent extended disease. The tumor growth of young patients’ PTCs might show spontaneous slowing postoperatively. We compared young PTC patients’ postoperative thyroglobul...

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Main Authors: Toshihiko Kasahara, Akira Miyauchi, Takumi Kudo, Eijun Nishihara, Mitsuru Ito, Yasuhiro Ito, Minoru Kihara, Akihiro Miya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Thyroid Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6470251