Appropriate Frequency and Interval of Neck Ultrasonography Surveillance during the First 10 Years after Total Thyroidectomy in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Appropriate Frequency and Interval of Neck Ultrasonography Surveillance during the First 10 Years after Total Thyroidectomy in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

BackgroundNo previous study has employed the frequency and interval of follow-up ultrasonography (US) during the first 10 years after total thyroidectomy in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). The aim of this study was to determine the appropriate frequency and interval of follow-up US...

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Main Authors: Yoo Jin Lee, Dong Wook Kim, Gi Won Shin, Young Jin Heo, Jin Wook Baek, Young Jun Cho, Young Mi Park, Ha Kyoung Park, Tae Kwun Ha, Do Hun Kim, Soo Jin Jung, Ji Sun Park, Ki Jung Ahn, Hye Jin Baek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
papillary thyroid carcinoma
total thyroidectomy
ultrasonography
surveillance
recurrence
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00079/full

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