Clinical and ultrasonographic features of medullary thyroid microcarcinomas compared with papillary thyroid microcarcinomas: a retrospective analysis

Abstract Background To identify the sonographic features that help to differentiate medullary thyroid microcarcinomas (MTMCs) from papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs). Methods A total of 46 MTMCs in 41 patients and 136 PTMCs in 104 patients that were proven by surgery and pathology were includ...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyu Li, Wei Zhou, Weiwei Zhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12880-020-00444-9