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In the eighth edition of the AJCC staging system for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC), minimal extrathyroidal extension (ETE) is no longer a determinant of T3 category. Instead, gross ETE invading… Click to show full abstract
In the eighth edition of the AJCC staging system for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC), minimal extrathyroidal extension (ETE) is no longer a determinant of T3 category. Instead, gross ETE invading only strap muscles has been designated as a new T3b category. The long‐term prognosis of patients with DTC and gross ETE invading only strap muscles was investigated.
Keywords:
extrathyroidal extension;
invading strap;
differentiated thyroid;
strap muscles;
thyroid carcinoma
Journal Title: British Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: British Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2018
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