Fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules: Determinants of insufficiency rate and malignancy yield at thyroidectomy

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1176-1183

  Burch, Henry B ^a,b   Burman, Kenneth D ^a,b,c   Reed, H Lester ^a,b,d   Buckner, Leigh ^a,b   Raber, Tracy ^a,b   Ownbey, James L ^a,b,e  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Thyroid neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CANCER; THYROID NODULE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROIDECTOMY;

PHRAGMITES;

EID: 0030479013     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333977     Document Type: Article

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