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ea0014p286 | (1) | ECE2007

An analysis on delays in diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer

Dionigi Gianlorenzo , Dionigi Renzo , Bartalena Luigi , Tanda Maria Laura , Piantanida Eliana , Boni Luigi , Rovera Francesca

Background: Thyroid carcinoma represents the most frequent form of cancer of the endocrine glands. In Italy, temporal trend shows a significant increase of incidence rates. Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common thyroid malignancy. Papillary thyroid carcinoma happens to be a multicentric tumor and trends to spread to the lymph nodes in the early stage of the disease. Thus early diagnosis is vital to improve the outcome for patients with thyroid cancer. The aim of this stu...