Sentinel lymph node biopsy is unsuitable for routine practice in younger female patients with unilateral low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma

Sentinel lymph node biopsy is unsuitable for routine practice in younger female patients with unilateral low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has been used to assess patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). To achieve its full potential the rate of SLN identification must be as close to 100 percent as possible. In the present study...

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Main Authors: Zhou ShuMei, Yang Kai, Xiang YouQun, Jin Cun, Qu JinMiao, Hu XiaoQu, Huang DuPing, Li Quan, You Jie, Wang OuChen, Wu WeiLi, Huang Ou, Chen XueMin, Pan YiFei, Guo GuiLong, Zhang XiaoHua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/386

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