Fine-needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodules: How useful is it?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 480-483

  Morgan, Joanna L ^a   Serpell, Jonathan W ^a,b   Cheng, Michael S P ^a  

^a FRANKSTON HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytology and biopsy; Needle; Neoplasms; Sensitivity; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; AUSTRALIA; CALCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROID TUMOR; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 0041731986     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-1433.2003.02670.x     Document Type: Article

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