title: [Diagnostic diagnosis of thyroid microcarcinoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate how to improve the rate of clinically diagnosis of thyroid microcarcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinically diagnostic data of 73 cases with TMC, operated and confirmed by pathology from Jan. 2000 to Dec. 2009 were retrospective analyzed, the data were divided into A, B groups, A group (21 cases) can touch the regional lymph nodes and/or thyroid nodule with hard quality; B group(52 cases) can't touch the regional lymph nodes and/or thyroid nodule with hard quality, and the data was analyzed by statistical software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-three cases diagnosed preoperatively and intraoperatively, the diagnosis rate was 73% (53/73). A group including 18 ca ses, diagnostic rate was 86% (18/21); B group including 35 cases, diagnostic rate was 67% (35/52); A variety of auxiliary examination and intraoperative exploration, etc, was statistically significant for improving the diagnostic rate of TMC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The clinically missed diagnostic rate of TMC was high, but the physicians adequate attention, careful palpation before surgery, the corresponding auxiliary inspection measures will help improve the clinically diagnostic rate of TMC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China.
authors.forename: Kunjun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jianxin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Dezhi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult