Occult medullary carcinoma of thyroid with lymph node metastases: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-108

  Kini, Sangeeta ^a,b   Saraf, Chinmay K ^a   Naik, Leena P ^a   Shah, Vimla B ^a   Puranik, Gururaj V ^a   Vartakvi, Prema K ^a  

^a BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Sat Sang CHS   (India)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, medullary; Carcinoma, thyroid; Metastasis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID SURGERY;

EID: 38549117852     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325444     Document Type: Article

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