Marra Jai Aghajani
Marra Jai Aghajani
Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
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School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
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Tao Yang
Tao Yang
School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Saint Vincent’s Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Saint Vincent’s Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Ulf Schmitz
Ulf Schmitz
Computational BioMedicine Laboratory Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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Gene & Stem Cell Therapy Program Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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Alexander James
Alexander James
Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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Charles Eugenio McCafferty
Charles Eugenio McCafferty
Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
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School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
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Paul de Souza
Paul de Souza
Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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Navin Niles
Navin Niles
Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Tara L Roberts
Tara L Roberts
Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Introduction The incidence rate of thyroid cancer has risen rapidly over the last 4 decades ( 1 ). Differentiated thyroid cancers (DTCs), derived from thyroid follicular cells, are the most common subtype, accounting for over 90% of all newly
Joana Simões-Pereira
Joana Simões-Pereira
Endocrinology Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa, Francisco Gentil, Lisboa, Portugal
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Daniel Macedo
Daniel Macedo
Endocrinology Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa, Francisco Gentil, Lisboa, Portugal
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Maria João Bugalho
Maria João Bugalho
Endocrinology Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa, Francisco Gentil, Lisboa, Portugal
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Introduction Thyroid cancer usually has a favorable prognosis with a reported 10-year survival for differentiated and medullary thyroid carcinoma of approximately 80–95% ( 1 ) and 68–85% ( 2 , 3 ), respectively. Distant metastases occur in a
Marra Jai Aghajani
Marra Jai Aghajani
Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
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School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
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Tara Laurine Roberts
Tara Laurine Roberts
Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Tao Yang
Tao Yang
School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Saint Vincent’s Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Saint Vincent’s Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Charles Eugenio McCafferty
Charles Eugenio McCafferty
Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
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School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
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Nicole J Caixeiro
Nicole J Caixeiro
Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Centre for Oncology Education and Research Translation (CONCERT), Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Centre for Oncology Education and Research Translation (CONCERT), Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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Paul DeSouza
Paul DeSouza
Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Navin Niles
Navin Niles
Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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). Differentiated thyroid cancers (DTC; both papillary (PTC) and follicular (FTC) histologies), derived from thyroid follicular cells, are the most common subtype, accounting for approximately 90% of all newly diagnosed cases ( 2 ). Standard of care for these
Mabel E Bohórquez
Mabel E Bohórquez
Grupo de Citogenética, Filogenia y Evolución de Poblaciones, Facultad de Ciencias y Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia
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Ana P Estrada
Ana P Estrada
Grupo de Citogenética, Filogenia y Evolución de Poblaciones, Facultad de Ciencias y Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia
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Jacob Stultz
Jacob Stultz
Genome Center and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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Ruta Sahasrabudhe
Ruta Sahasrabudhe
Genome Center and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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John Williamson
John Williamson
Genome Center and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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Paul Lott
Paul Lott
Genome Center and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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Carlos S Duque
Carlos S Duque
Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia
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Jorge Donado
Jorge Donado
Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia
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Gilbert Mateus
Gilbert Mateus
Hospital Federico Lleras Acosta, Ibagué, Colombia
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Fernando Bolaños
Fernando Bolaños
Hospital Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo, Neiva, Colombia
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Alejandro Vélez
Alejandro Vélez
Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia
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Magdalena Echeverry
Magdalena Echeverry
Grupo de Citogenética, Filogenia y Evolución de Poblaciones, Facultad de Ciencias y Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia
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Luis G Carvajal-Carmona
Luis G Carvajal-Carmona
Grupo de Citogenética, Filogenia y Evolución de Poblaciones, Facultad de Ciencias y Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia
Genome Center and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Fundación de Genética y Genómica, Medellín, Colombia
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Genome Center and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Fundación de Genética y Genómica, Medellín, Colombia
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Introduction Thyroid cancer (TC) is becoming epidemic, growing in incidence both nationally and internationally ( 1 ). Nonmedullary thyroid cancer (NMTC) makes up over 95% of all cases, making it the most common endocrine malignancy ( 2
T Grimmichova
T Grimmichova
Institute of Endocrinology, Narodni, Prague, Czech Republic
2nd Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Srobarova, Prague, Czech Republic
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2nd Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Srobarova, Prague, Czech Republic
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M Haluzik
M Haluzik
Institute of Endocrinology, Narodni, Prague, Czech Republic
Diabetes Centre, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM), Videnska, Prague, Czech Republic
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Diabetes Centre, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM), Videnska, Prague, Czech Republic
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K Vondra
K Vondra
Institute of Endocrinology, Narodni, Prague, Czech Republic
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P Matucha
P Matucha
Institute of Endocrinology, Narodni, Prague, Czech Republic
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M Hill
M Hill
Institute of Endocrinology, Narodni, Prague, Czech Republic
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Introduction Thyroid cancer (TC) is a relatively rare cancer, with an incidence from 1 to 5.3% of all malignancies, but it represents the most common malignancy originating from the endocrine organs. The most common TCs are differentiated
Yanling Cai
Yanling Cai
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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Yan Yang
Yan Yang
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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Xiao Pang
Xiao Pang
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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Suping Li
Suping Li
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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Introduction Thyroid cancer (TC) is the most common endocrine tumor, and its global incidence is increasing annually; however, the global incidence among females is 10.1 per 100,000, which is three times higher than the incidence among males
Kim Magaly Pabst
Kim Magaly Pabst
Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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Robert Seifert
Robert Seifert
Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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Nader Hirmas
Nader Hirmas
Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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Martina Broecker-Preuss
Martina Broecker-Preuss
Department of Medicine, Ruhr-University Bochum, University Hospital, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Manuel Weber
Manuel Weber
Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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Wolfgang Peter Fendler
Wolfgang Peter Fendler
Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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Timo Bartel
Timo Bartel
Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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Sarah Theurer
Sarah Theurer
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Ken Herrmann
Ken Herrmann
Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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Rainer Görges
Rainer Görges
Department of Nuclear Medicine, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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over a period of >10 years. Conclusion U-hsTg measurement in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer within 24 months after completing radioiodine therapy showed higher predictive power than s-Tg measurement for RFS for a time period >10
Tian Zhou
Tian Zhou
School of Clinical Medicine, GuiZhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Department of Breast Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Department of Breast Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Dai-wei Zhao
Dai-wei Zhao
School of Clinical Medicine, GuiZhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Department of Surgery, Second People's Hospital of Guizhou Province, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Department of Surgery, Second People's Hospital of Guizhou Province, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Ning Ma
Ning Ma
School of Clinical Medicine, GuiZhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Xue-ying Zhu
Xue-ying Zhu
School of Clinical Medicine, GuiZhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Xing-hong Chen
Xing-hong Chen
Department of Surgery, Second People's Hospital of Guizhou Province, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Xue Luo
Xue Luo
Department of Breast Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Song Chen
Song Chen
School of Clinical Medicine, GuiZhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Qing-jun Gao
Qing-jun Gao
Department of Thyroid Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Introduction The incidence of thyroid cancer (THCA) ranks first among head and neck cancers ( 1 ). Thyroid cancer can be divided into four histological types: papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), follicular carcinoma, anaplastic carcinoma, and
Norra Kwong
Norra Kwong
Division of Endocrinology, Endocrine Division, Hypertension and Diabetes, Thyroid Section, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Ellen Marqusee
Ellen Marqusee
Division of Endocrinology, Endocrine Division, Hypertension and Diabetes, Thyroid Section, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Michael S Gordon
Michael S Gordon
Division of Endocrinology, Endocrine Division, Hypertension and Diabetes, Thyroid Section, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Division of Endocrinology, Endocrine Division, Hypertension and Diabetes, Thyroid Section, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Division of Endocrinology, Endocrine Division, Hypertension and Diabetes, Thyroid Section, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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P Reed Larsen
P Reed Larsen
Division of Endocrinology, Endocrine Division, Hypertension and Diabetes, Thyroid Section, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Jeffrey R Garber
Jeffrey R Garber
Division of Endocrinology, Endocrine Division, Hypertension and Diabetes, Thyroid Section, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Division of Endocrinology, Endocrine Division, Hypertension and Diabetes, Thyroid Section, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Division of Endocrinology, Endocrine Division, Hypertension and Diabetes, Thyroid Section, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Matthew I Kim
Matthew I Kim
Division of Endocrinology, Endocrine Division, Hypertension and Diabetes, Thyroid Section, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Erik K Alexander
Erik K Alexander
Division of Endocrinology, Endocrine Division, Hypertension and Diabetes, Thyroid Section, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Introduction Well-differentiated thyroid cancer is common, easily identified, and often curable. While the incidence of thyroid cancer has nearly tripled in the past three decades, mortality rates have remained stable (1, 2, 3) . This underscores
Teresa Kraus
Teresa Kraus
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Natalia Shengelia-de Lange
Natalia Shengelia-de Lange
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Holger Einspieler
Holger Einspieler
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Marcus Hacker
Marcus Hacker
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Alexander Haug
Alexander Haug
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Elisabeth Kretschmer-Chott
Elisabeth Kretschmer-Chott
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Georgios Karanikas
Georgios Karanikas
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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this article). There was no statistically significant difference between the TNM staging in patients from Vienna and Tbilisi. The distribution of histotype showed 345 patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) (93%) and 25 patients with follicular
