Thymoma presenting as a palpable thyroid nodule: A pitfall in fine needle aspiration (FNA) of the neck

Cytopathology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 415-419

  Milde, Petra ^a   Sidawy, M K ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOMA; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 0032803610     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.1999.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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