Accessory thyroid gland at carotid bifurcation presenting as a carotid body tumor: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 260-262

  Hollander, Evert Jan F ^a,b   Visser, Michel J T ^a,b   Van Baalen, Jary M ^a,b  

^a Leiden University Medical Center ^*

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID BODY TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

EID: 0347595285     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2003.07.018     Document Type: Article

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