Aspiration needle biopsy in preoperative selection of thyroid nodules defined at fine-needle aspiration as microfollicular lesions

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-69

  Carpi, Angelo ^b   Fabris, Fabrizio Menchini ^c   Ferrari, Elisa ^c   Sagripanti, Andrea ^a   Nicolini, Andrea ^c   Romani, Rossana ^c   Di Coscio, Giancarlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Fine and large needle aspiration biopsy; Microfollicular lesion; Thyroid nodule

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 0033501407     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-199902000-00016     Document Type: Article

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