I hyroid intrafollicular neoplasia (TIN) as a precursor of papillary microcarcinoma

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-224

  Pennelli, Natale ^a   Pennelli, Gianmaria ^a   Boschin, Isabella Merante ^a   Pelizzo, Maria Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dysplastic and precursor lesions; Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma; Thyroid intrafollicular neoplasia (TIN); Thyroid neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID TUMOR;

CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33644875943     PISSN: 0003469X     EISSN: 2239253X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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