‘Incidental’ and ‘non-incidental’ thyroid papillary microcarcinomas are two different entities
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'Incidental' and 'non-incidental' thyroid papillary microcarcinomas are two different entities.
OBJECTIVE Papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (microPTC) may be 'incidental' (Inc-microPTC), occasionally found at histology after surgery for benign disease or 'non-incidental' (Non-Inc-microPTC), diagnosed on clinical grounds. It is unclear whether these different microPTC reflect the same disease. The aim of the study was to compare Inc-microPTC and Non-Inc-microPTC for clinical and histologic...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0804-4643,1479-683X
DOI: 10.1530/eje-15-1223