Thyroid cytology: FNA is still the best diagnostic approach [2]

Cytopathology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 211-212

  Schmitt, F C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; THYROID NODULE; THYROID TUMOR; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33746393203     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2006.00353.x     Document Type: Letter

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