Diagnostic accuracy of follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma in fine-needle aspirates processed by ultrafast papanicolaou stain: Histologic follow-up of 125 cases

Cancer

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 174-179

  Yang, Grace C H ^a,c   Liebeskind, Doreen ^b   Messina, Albert V ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Park Avenue Radiologists PC ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; Follicular neoplasm; Follicular variant of papillary carcinoma; Ultrafast papanicolaou stain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY, FOLLICULAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAINING AND LABELING; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33745213181     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21837     Document Type: Article

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