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Well-Differentiated Carcinomas of the Thyroid Gland and Neoplasms of the Parathyroid Glands

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Papillary carcinoma and follicular thyroid carcinoma, called well-differentiated carcinomas (WDCs) of the thyroid gland, account for ≈1% of human cancers, with an incidence between 0.5 and 10 per 100,000 per year, and increasing steadily. The increasing incidence is probably due to the early diagnosis of the subclinical disease (i.e., of papillary microcarcinomas) even though the SEER analysis conducted in 2009 by the National Cancer Institute showed an increase in well-differentiated tumors of the thyroid gland irrespective of size, including tumors > 4 cm in diameter [1]. Despite the steady increase in prevalence observed in the last few decades, the mortality from thyroid carcinoma is gradually decreasing. Survival data at 30 years after diagnosis indicate that the overwhelming majority of patients with papillary or follicular carcinoma are alive as a result of early diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment programs.

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    Micaela Piccoli, Barbara Mullineris & Gianluigi Melotti

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Piccoli, M., Nigro, C., Mullineris, B., Panconesi, R., Melotti, G. (2013). Well-Differentiated Carcinomas of the Thyroid Gland and Neoplasms of the Parathyroid Glands. In: Valeri, A., Bergamini, C., Agresta, F., Martellucci, J. (eds) What’s New in Surgical Oncology. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5310-6_13

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