Gastroenterology
Neck circumference correlates with tumor size and lateral lymph node metastasis in men with small papillary thyroid carcinoma
Mi Ra Kim, Sang Soo Kim, Jung Eun Huh, Byung Joo Lee, Jin Choon Lee, Yun Kyung Jeon, Bo Hyun Kim, Seong Jang Kim, Soo Geun Wang, Yong Ki Kim, In Joo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(1):62-71. Published online December 28, 2012
Background/AimsObesity is correlated with numerous diseases, including thyroid cancer, but the clinical significance of obesity with regard to the clinical characteristics of thyroid cancer remains unclear. Neck circumference is an index of upper-body adipose tissue distributi..
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