Evidence and thoughts about thyroid nodules that grow after they have been identified as benign by aspiration cytology

Thyroid

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 637-641

  Blum, Manfred ^a   Hussain, Mehboob A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN;

ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOSE RESPONSE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYROID CANCER; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0041520622     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/105072503322239970     Document Type: Review

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