Thyroid pathology in four patients with Cowden's disease

Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-314

  Hemmings, Christine T ^a,b  

^a CANTERBURY HEALTH LABORATORIES   (New Zealand)

^b CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adenomatoid nodules; Cowden's disease; Genodermatosis; Multiple hamartoma syndrome; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; COWDEN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENODERMATOSIS; HAMARTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CANCER; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PHENOTYPE; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0041832358     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0031302031000150533     Document Type: Article

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