Clinical application of the ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspiration for thyroglobulin measurement to diagnose lymph node metastasis from differentiated thyroid carcinoma‐literature review
Abstract Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) generally has a good prognosis, but disease recurs in 25% to 30% of PTC patients and significantly reduces the survival rate. Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is reported in 20% to 50% of PTC patients, mainly in the neck, and 20% originates from recurrence. LNM...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/kjm2.12173 |