The role of fine-needle aspiration cytology and frozen section histology in management of differentiated thyroid cancer: The UK experience

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 383, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 164-166

  Chadwick, D R ^a   Harrison, B J ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Thyroid carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; SURGEON; THYROID CANCER; THYROID NODULE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031692971     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004230050110     Document Type: Article

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