Neural tumours of the neck presenting as thyroid nodules: A report of three cases

Cytopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 206-209

  Aron, Manju ^a   Kapila, K ^a   Verma, K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Neural tumours of neck; Neural tumours of thyroid; Thyroid nodule

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; NECK TUMOR; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEURILEMOMA; NODULAR GOITER; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GOITER, NODULAR; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; NEURILEMMOMA; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 23444447877     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2005.00246.x     Document Type: Article

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