Follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: Diagnostic limitations of fine needle aspiration cytology

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 383-386

  Shih, Shyang Rong ^a,b   Shun, Chia Tung ^a   Su, Deng Huang ^a,c   Hsiao, Yung Lien ^a   Chang, Tien Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Far Eastern Polyclinic   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy, fine needle; Carcinoma, papillary, follicular; Thyroid cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 22444437626     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326170     Document Type: Article

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