Large sporadic thyroid medullary carcinomas: predictive factors for lymph node involvement
Large sporadic thyroid medullary carcinomas: predictive factors for lymph node involvement
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Lymph node involvement (LNI) is one of the most important prognostic factors for poor survival in medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). At diagnosis, LNI is found in over 50% of sporadic MTCs, and especially in large tumours. Cervical lymph node dissection is therefore mandatory during MTC surgery. However, some large tumours (responsible for high pre...
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Large sporadic thyroid medullary carcinomas: predictive factors for lymph node involvement
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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_inserm_04479866v1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_inserm_04479866v1
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0945-6317
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1432-2307
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10.1007/s00428-018-2303-7
