Metastases to the thyroid gland - A report of six cases

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 377-379

  De Ridder, Mark ^a   Sermeus, Alexandra B L ^a   Urbain, Daniel ^a   Storme, Guy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adjuvant radiotherapy; Hyperthyroidism; Surgery; Thyroid cancer; Thyroid metastases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; METASTASIS; THYROID CANCER; THYROID FOLLICLE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 11844260136     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-6205(03)90005-7     Document Type: Article

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