Thyroid nodular lesion: Analysis of cancer risk based on Kuma Hospital experience

Pathology International

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 579-583

  Mori, Ichiro ^a   Miyauchi, Akira ^b   Kuma, Seiji ^b   Tang, Weihua ^a   Kakudo, Kennichi ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenomatous nodule; Carcinoma; Follicular adenoma; Goiter; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; THYROID SURGERY;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; JAPAN; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RISK FACTORS; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 0242491769     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2003.01530.x     Document Type: Article

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