Total tumour diameter is superior to unifocal diameter as a predictor of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma prognosis
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02165-6
Abstract: The current American Joint Committee (AJCC) on Cancer TNM classification does not describe the treatment of multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) with a total tumour diameter (TTD) >1 cm. Herein, we investigated this PTMC subgroup in… read more here.
Keywords: multifocal ttd; papillary thyroid; unifocal diameter; ttd ... See more keywords
Incidental T1 stage medullary thyroid carcinoma: The effect of tumour diameter on prognosis and therapeutic implications
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DOI: 10.1111/cen.14702
Abstract: The definition of the tumour diameter of micro‐medullary thyroid carcinoma (micro‐MTC) is insufficient. It is controversial to perform a completion thyroidectomy immediately for incidental T1 stage MTC. read more here.
Keywords: incidental stage; thyroid carcinoma; tumour diameter; medullary thyroid ... See more keywords
The difficulty with measuring the largest melanoma tumour diameter in sentinel lymph nodes
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DOI: 10.1136/jcp-2023-209354
Abstract: ABSTRACT Identification of sentinel node (SN) metastases can set the adjuvant systemic therapy indication for stage III melanoma patients. For stage IIIA patients, a 1.0 mm threshold for the largest SN tumour diameter is used.… read more here.
Keywords: melanoma tumour; pathology; melanoma; tumour diameter ... See more keywords