Pediatric thyroid nodules: Management in the era of fine needle aspiration

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1302-1305

  Lugo Vicente, Humberto ^a   Ortíz, Victor N ^b   Irizarry, Hilda ^b   Camps, Juan I ^b   Pagán, Vannessa ^b  

^a Caparra Heights Station   (Puerto Rico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Surgery; Thyroid nodules

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CANCER; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID NODULE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0031928515     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90174-9     Document Type: Article

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