Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Endocrine Disorders (Contemporary Endocrinology)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: April 8, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781588291936
Subjects: Endocrinology; Medical Endocrinology; Physiological Pathology; Medical / Nursing; physiopathology; Medical; diagnosis; Pathophysiology; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Medical / Endocrinology & Metabolism; Endocrine glands; Diseases; Endocrine Diseases
First sentence: Multiple factors affect the long-term prognosis of thyroid malignancies (1), but outcome is mainly decided by an interplay between the patient and tumor and by the impact of therapy, which must be applied early when tumor mass is small in order to eradicate the malignancy or slow its growth substantially.