The role of fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the management of patients with thyroid nodules

In Vivo

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 605-610

  Zagorianakou, P ^a   Malamou Mitsi, V ^a   Zagarianakou, N ^a   Stefanou, D ^a   Tsatsoulis, A ^a   Agnantis, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; Thyroid nodules

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GREECE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID HYPERPLASIA; THYROID MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID SURGERY;

EID: 17644400099     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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