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Patient outcomes following surgical management of multinodular goiter: Does multinodularity increase the risk of thyroid malignancy?

BACKGROUND: the difference in the risk of thyroid malignancy for patients with multinodular goiter (MNG) and solitary nodular goiter (SNG) remains controversial. Although total thyroidectomy (TT) is the current preferred surgical option for MNG, permanent hypothyroidism in these patients may be a co...

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Autores principales: Lin, Yann-Sheng, Wu, Hsin-Yi, Yu, Ming-Chin, Hsu, Chih-Chieh, Chao, Tzu-Chieh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4956814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27428220
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000004194