Determining the diagnosis and prognosis of thyroid neoplasms: Do special studies help?

Human Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 885-886

  LiVolsi, V A ^a   Baloch, Z W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN P53; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EDITORIAL; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0032778029     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(99)90239-3     Document Type: Editorial

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