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ea0029p1770 | Thyroid cancer | ICEECE2012

Frequency and predictive factors of malignancy in residual thyroid tissue after partial thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid cancer

Gokay F. , Berker D. , Ozuguz U. , Isik S. , Muslim Tuna M. , Yalcin Y. , Arduc A. , Guler S.

Background: The main objective of this study is to establish the rate of malignancy in residual thyroid tissue in patients with DTC, and whether the serum thyroglobulin (Tg) level before complementary thyroidectomy and histopathologic characteristics of the tumor would be able to foresee malignancy in residual tissue.Methods: Our study included 58 patients with DTC that underwent complementary thyroidectomy that results were analyzed retrospectively. Pat...