Measurement of vascularity as a diagnostic and prognostic tool for well differentiated thyroid tumours: Comparison of different methods of assessing vascularity

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 593-597

  Wong, Newton A C S ^a,b   Willott, J ^a   Kendall, M J ^a   Sheffield, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prognosis; Thyroid tumours; Vascularity

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0032780180     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.8.593     Document Type: Article

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