Simultaneous medullary and papillary thyroid carcinoma with lymph node metastasis in the same patient: Case report and review of the literature

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 223-226

  Younes, Nidal ^a   Shomaf, Maha ^a   Al Hassan, Lamia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Lymph node; Medullary; Papillary; Simultaneous; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARCINOGENESIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NECK DISSECTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; THYROID CANCER; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID PARAFOLLICULAR CELL;

EID: 23844526536     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60348-1     Document Type: Article

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