Morphometric evaluation of thyrostatic treatment on thyreocytes in nodular goiter on cytologic samples

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 118-119

  Zeppa, Pio ^a   Lepore, Maria ^a   Palombini, Lucio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fine needle; Goiter; Nodular; karyometry; aspiration biopsy

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; MORPHOMETRICS; NODULAR GOITER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; THYROID PARAFOLLICULAR CELL; TOXIC GOITER;

CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; GOITER, NODULAR; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE;

EID: 17644390242     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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