Open AccessNatural History of Contralateral Nodules After Lobectomy in Patients With Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Amit Ritter,
Gideon Bachar,
Dania Hirsch,
Carlos Benbassat,
Orna Katz Kadosh,
Nadav Kochen,
Talia DikerCohen,
Amit Akirov,
Ilan Shimon,
Eyal Robenshtok
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2017-01616
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid nodules , nodule (geology) , thyroidectomy , malignancy , thyroid carcinoma , thyroid , surgery , carcinoma , radiology , paleontology , biology
Bilateral thyroid nodularity is considered an indication for total thyroidectomy in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, the natural history and outcome of contralateral nodules have never been studied.
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