Primary thyroid teratomas in children: A report of 11 cases with a proposal of criteria for their diagnosis

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 700-706

  Riedlinger, Wolfram F J ^a   Lack, Ernest E ^b   Robson, Caroline D ^a   Rahbar, Reza ^a   Nosé, Vânia ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Immaturity; Newborn; Pseudocapsule; Teratoma; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL; GLIA CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NECK TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TERATOMA; THYROID CANCER; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; TERATOMA; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 17744382170     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000151934.18636.d5     Document Type: Article

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