The many faces and mimics of papillary thyroid carcinoma

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-18

  Albores Saavedra, Jorge ^a   Wu, Jianhua ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

Mimics; Papillary thyroid carcinoma; Variations

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; GIANT CELL CARCINOMA; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; ADENOMA; CELL NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33745683790     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/EP:17:1:1     Document Type: Review

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