Diagnostic value of galectin-3, HBME-1, cytokeratin 19, high molecular weight cytokeratin, cyclin D1 and p27kip1 in the differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 621-628

  Young, Joo Park ^a,b   Soo, Heon Kwak ^a   Dong, Chul Kim ^a   Kim, Haeryoung ^b   Choe, Gheeyoung ^a,b   Do, Joon Park ^a   Jang, Hak Chul ^a,b   Seong, Hoe Park ^a   Bo, Youn Cho ^a   So, Yeon Park ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytokeratin 19; Follicular carcinoma; Galectin 3; HBME 1; Papillary carcinoma; Thyroid neoplasm

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548550281     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.4.621     Document Type: Article

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