Incidence of cancer in nodular goitres

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 241-243

  Pang, Hee Nee ^a   Chen, Chung Ming ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Goitres; Malignancy; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NODULAR GOITER; THYROID CANCER; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 34548153518     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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