A Case of Coexistent Angiosarcoma and Follicular Carcinoma of the Thyroid

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 908-913

  Kim, Na Rae ^a   Ko, Young Hyeh ^b   Sung, Chang Ohk ^b  

^a Gachon University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma, Follicular; Hemangiosarcoma; Thyroid Gland

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CD31 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; KERATIN; LECTIN; MARKER; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM; EPITHELIUM; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; ULEX EUROPAEUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0347694680     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2003.18.6.908     Document Type: Article

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