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How effective is prophylactic thyroidectomy in asymptomatic multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A?

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism volume 2, pages 256–257 (2006)Cite this article

boxed-textSkinner MA et al. (2005) Prophylactic thyroidectomy in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A. N Engl J Med 353: 1105–1113

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  1. Associate Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrine Tumors, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France

    Eric Baudin

  2. Endocrine Surgeon, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrine Tumors, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France

    Jean Paul Travagli

  3. Head of the Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrine Tumors, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France

    Martin Schlumberger

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Baudin, E., Paul Travagli, J. & Schlumberger, M. How effective is prophylactic thyroidectomy in asymptomatic multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A?. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2, 256–257 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpendmet0170

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