Predicting malignant involvement in a thyroid nodule: Role of ultrasonography

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-224

  Nóbrega, Lucia H C ^a   Paiva, Fernando J P ^b   Nóbrega, Maria L C ^a   Mello, Luiz E B ^b   Fonseca, Hermano A F ^c   Costa, Saul O ^a   Sousa, André G P ^a   Leite, Denise B F M ^a   Lima, Josivan G ^a  

^a Centro de Endocrinologia de Natal   (Brazil)

^b Clínica de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço   (Brazil)

^c Centro de Imagem e Diagnóstico   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 34447577030     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.13.3.219     Document Type: Article

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