A case of Riedel's thyroiditis treated with tamoxifen: Another successful outcome

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 483-486

  Jung, Yiechul J ^a,b   Schaub, Carl R ^a,b   Rhodes, Ronald ^b   Rich, Frank A ^a,b   Muehlenbein, Stephen J ^b  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; THYROIDITIS;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TAMOXIFEN; THYROIDITIS;

EID: 23644439587     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.10.6.483     Document Type: Article

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