Clinical diagnosis and treatment of thyroid microcarcinoma

Thyroid cancer is the most common malignant carcinoma in the endocrine system.With the increasing incidence of thyroid cancer,the incidence of thyroid microcarcinoma has been elevating gradually.But there is still a large ambiguity on thyroid microcarcinoma about the diagnosis and treatment.The epidemiology,clinical diagnosis,biological behavior and treatment programs of thyroid microcarcinoma were reviewed in this article. Key words: Thyroid neoplasms; Biopsy, needle