Research progress in the surgical treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
10.3969/j.issn.1000-8179.20141633
- VernacularTitle:甲状腺微小乳头状癌外科治疗进展
- Author:
Yang YU
;
Ming GAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
papillary thyroid microcarcinoma;
surgical treatment;
endoscopic surgery;
ablation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology
2015;(9):487-490
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Thyroid cancer is the most common malignant tumor of the human endocrine system. A papillary thyroid microcarci-noma (PTMC) is usually defined as a papillary thyroid tumor that is less than 10 mm in diameter. The incidence of thyroid cancers has obviously increased in recent years. The surgical treatment of PTMC differs in China and overseas. Aside from conventional surgery, novel surgical methods, such as ultrasound-guided percutaneous ablation, have been used for the surgical treatment of PTMC. This arti-cle mainly discusses the research progress in the surgical treatment of PTMC.
