Pathomorphology of thyroid gland lesions associated with radiation exposure: The chernobyl experience and review of the literature

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 78-91

  Nikiforov, Yuri E ^a   Gnepp, Douglas R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chernobyl; Children; Neoplasms; Pathology; Radiation; Thyroid cancer; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REVIEW; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; UKRAINE;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; POWER PLANTS; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; UKRAINE;

EID: 0033089247     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125480-199903000-00002     Document Type: Review

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