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Treatment for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
AIM OF THE STUDY The treatment for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC), which is a tumor measuring less than 1 cm, is still a subject of controversy. The aim of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the patients diagnosed with PTMC in terms of their clinical and histopathological features. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 153 consecutive patients with PTMC were treated, and their clini...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Otolaryngology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1749-4478,1749-4486
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2010.02085.x