Parathyroid carcinoma: Evaluation and interdisciplinary management
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Clinical suspicion and parathyroid carcinoma management.
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Adequate management of parathyroid carcinoma apparently relates to the surgeons ability to identify it at the first operation. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the role of clinical suspicion in the management of parathyroid carcinoma. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective analysis of parathyroid carcinoma patients treated in Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Fac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20089