Ultrasonographic characteristics of medullary thyroid carcinoma: a comparison with papillary thyroid carcinoma
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Ultrasonographic characteristics of medullary thyroid carcinoma: a comparison with papillary thyroid carcinoma
This study was designed to explore differences in the ultrasonographic characteristics of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). This study included 35 cases of MTC and 96 cases of PTC that were surgically and pathologically confirmed. Preoperative ultrasound images were retrospectively reviewed by two physicians (with 5 years' experience in thyroid ultrasound)...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oncotarget
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1949-2553
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.15897