Thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy in children and adolescents: Experience with 218 aspirates

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 189-192

  Amrikachi, Mojghan ^a   Ponder, T Brent ^b   Wheeler, Thomas M ^c   Smith, Debora ^a   Ramzy, Ibrahim ^d  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent, fine needle aspiration biopsy; Child; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BENIGN TUMOR; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NODULE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 15444368143     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20197     Document Type: Article

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