Review of progress and prospects about exosomes in thyroid tumors research / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Exosomes are tiny vesicles produced in cells which sizes between 40 to 100 nm.Exosomes are carriers of cell signal transduction.Thyroid cancer is the common malignant tumor in endocrine system.Exosomes show the regulatory role in thyroid cancer about occurrence,development and metastasis.This review focuses on the relevant characteristics of exosomes and the research progress of exosomes in thyroid cancer.