Diagnostic relevance of fine needle aspiration cytology for follicular lesions of the thyroid: Retrospective study

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 606-609

  Mateša, Neven ^a   Tabain, Irena ^a   Dabelí, Nina ^a   Petric, Vlado ^a   Kusí, Zvonko ^a  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma follicular; Biopsy, needle; Thyroid diseases; Thyroid neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID SURGERY; THYROID TUMOR;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; GOITER, NODULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036811654     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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