The incidence of cancer and rate of false-negative cytology in thyroid nodules greater than or equal to 4 cm in size

Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 837-844.e3

  McCoy, Kelly L ^a   Jabbour, Noel ^a   Ogilvie, Jennifer B ^a   Ohori, N Paul ^b   Carty, Sally E ^a   Yim, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 36549030261     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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