Controversies in diagnostic approaches to the indeterminate follicular thyroid nodule

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 517-520

  Carpi, A ^a   Nicolini, A ^a   Gross, M D ^b   Fig, L M ^b   Shapiro, B ^b   Fanti, S ^c   Rampin, L ^d   Polico, C ^e   Rubello, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d S MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e S MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration cytology; Follicular pattern; Indeterminate thyroid nodule; Large needle aspiration biopsy; Malignancy

Indexed keywords

GALECTIN 3;

CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEEDLE BIOPSY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 27844455515     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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