Poorly differentiated carcinomas of the thyroid gland: A review of the clinicopathologic features of a series of 28 cases of a heterogeneous, clinically aggressive group of thyroid tumors

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 123-131

  Sobrinho Simoes, Manuel ^a,b,c   Sambade, Clara ^a,b,c   Fonseca, Elsa ^a,b,c   Soares, Paula ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Faculty of Engineering of Porto   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Insular carcinoma; Lectin histochemistry; Morphometry; Poorly differentiated carcinomas; Solid carcinoma; Thyroid; Trabecular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

LECTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GROWTH; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

EID: 0036084567     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689690201000205     Document Type: Article

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