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Conclusions  Clinical outcomes of MTC patients in our series were better than those in Western countries, a result that might have resulted
in part because of our routine MND regardless of whether clinically apparent node metastasis was detected.

Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00268-008-9795-2Authors
Yasuhiro Ito, Kuma Hospital Department of Surgery 8-2-35, Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo-ku Kobe 650-0011 JapanAkira Miyauchi, Kuma Hospital Department of Surgery 8-2-35, Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo-ku Kobe 650-0011 JapanTomonori Yabuta, Kuma Hospital Department of Surgery 8-2-35, Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo-ku Kobe 650-0011 JapanMitsuhiro Fukushima, Kuma Hospital Department of Surgery 8-2-35, Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo-ku Kobe 650-0011 JapanHiroyuki Inoue, Kuma Hospital Department of ...