Sonographic and Clinical Features of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Less than or Equal to Five Millimeters: A Retrospective Study

Xingjian Lai; Bo Zhang; Yuxin Jiang; Jianchu Li; Ruina Zhao; Xiao Yang; Xiaoyan Zhang; Shenling Zhu; Qiong Wu; Sheng Cai; Yixiu Zhang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148567

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Sonographic and Clinical Features of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Less than or Equal to Five Millimeters: A Retrospective Study

Xingjian Lai,

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Bo Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yuxin Jiang ,

* E-mail: jiangyxpumch@163.com

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Jianchu Li,

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Ruina Zhao,

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Xiao Yang,

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Xiaoyan Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Shenling Zhu,

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Qiong Wu,

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Sheng Cai,

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yixiu Zhang

Affiliation Department of Ultrasound, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Sonographic and Clinical Features of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Less than or Equal to Five Millimeters: A Retrospective Study

Xingjian Lai,
Bo Zhang,
Yuxin Jiang,
Jianchu Li,
Ruina Zhao,
Xiao Yang,
Xiaoyan Zhang,
Shenling Zhu,
Qiong Wu,
Sheng Cai

Published: February 16, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148567

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