Computerized morphometric study of thyroid follicular carcinoma in correlation with known prognostic factors

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 65-69

  Wang, Sheng Lan ^a   Chan, Hon Man ^a   Yang, Sheau Fang ^a   Wu, Ming Tsang ^b   Chai, Chee Yin ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Follicular carcinoma; Morphometry; Prognostic factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; TISSUE SECTION; ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; THYROID TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 16444378868     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70279-7     Document Type: Article

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