Use of fine-needle aspiration cytology and frozen section examination in diagnosis of thyroid nodules

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-133

  Chow, T L ^a   Venu, V ^a   Kwok, S P Y ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration cytology; Frozen section; Thyroid cancer; Thyroid nodules

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID NODULE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 0032910186     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01503.x     Document Type: Article

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