Early diagnosis by genetic analysis of differentiated thyroid cancer metastases in small lymph nodes

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1638-1641

  Arturi, Franco ^a   Russo, Diego ^a   Giuffrida, Dario ^b   Ippolito, Antonio ^b   Perrotti, Nicola ^a   Vigneri, Riccardo ^b   Filetti, Sebastiano ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c Dipto di Med Sperim e Clinica   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CANCER; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 0030913902     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.5.4062     Document Type: Article

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