Sonographic and Clinical Features of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Less than or Equal to Five Millimeters: A Retrospective Study.

OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively compare the sonographic and clinical features of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) ≤5 mm and PTMC >5 mm to improve the diagnostic value of ultrasonography. METHODS:A total of 367 cases of PTMC between January 2013 and December 2014 was included in this study. Th...

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Main Authors: Xingjian Lai, Bo Zhang, Yuxin Jiang, Jianchu Li, Ruina Zhao, Xiao Yang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Shenling Zhu, Qiong Wu, Sheng Cai, Yixiu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4755567?pdf=render