Correlation of fine needle aspiration cytology and frozen section biopsies in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1005-1009

  Chang, Hung Yu ^a   Lin, Jen Der ^a   Chen, Jung Fu ^a   Huang, Bie Yu ^a   Hsueh, Chuen ^a   Jeng, Long Bin ^a   Tsai, Jir Shiong ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration cytology; Frozen section biopsy; Thyroid nodule

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 0031439372     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.12.1005     Document Type: Article

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