Pretreatment BMI Is Associated with Aggressive Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Multicenter Study

Objectives. The aim of the present study was to analyze the association between pretreatment body mass index (BMI) and the aggressiveness of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) along with its clinical outcomes in a Chinese population with BMI classification for Asians. Methods. A retrospective, observ...

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Main Authors: Shi-tong Yu, Wanzhi Chen, Qian Cai, Faya Liang, Debin Xu, Ping Han, Jichun Yu, Xiaoming Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5841942