The usefulness of detecting thyroglobulin in fine-needle aspirates from patients with neck lesions using a sensitive thyroglobulin assay

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 761-767

  Sigstad, Eva ^a   Heilo, A ^a   Paus, E ^a   Holgersen, K ^a   Groholt K K ^a   Jorgensen L H ^a   Bogsrud, T V ^a   Berner, A ^a   Bjoro T ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma; Fine needle aspiration; Neck lymph node metastasis; Thyroglobulin; Thyroglobulin antibodies

Indexed keywords

THYROGLOBULIN; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BIOASSAY; CANCER SURGERY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUOROMETRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID CARCINOMA;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 37049031689     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20726     Document Type: Conference Paper

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