Cricoid cartilage on sonography in pediatric patients mimics a thyroid mass

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 907-911

  Donohoo, Jay H ^a,b   Wallach, Michael T ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cricoid cartilage; Thyroid mass

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; PATIENT TREATMENT; PEDIATRICS; SURGERY; TUMORS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

CHILDREN; CRICOID CARTILAGES; ECHOGENICITY; THYROID MASS;

CARTILAGE;

ADOLESCENT; CARTILAGE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRICOID; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; THYROID CANCER; THYROID MASS; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33745700770     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.7.907     Document Type: Review

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