Thyroid papillary microcarcinoma: a descriptive and meta-analysis study.
The authors review anatomical, clinical characteristics and prevalence of thyroid microcarcinoma. Diagnostic procedures and risk factors of aggressiveness at diagnosis and during follow-up are also covered. The possible clinical, pathologic and therapeutic risk factors are analyzed by meta-analysis study. Treatment procedures by different authors and guidelines suggested by societies are reported.
Roti
Elio
E
Institute of Endocrinology, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy. elio.roti@unimi.it
degli Uberti
Ettore C
EC
Bondanelli
Marta
M
Braverman
Lewis E
LE
D000818:Animals; D018265:Carcinoma, Papillary, Follicular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy