Defining the role of fine-needle aspiration of thyroid nodules in male patients: is it necessary?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 396-400

  Berri, Richard N ^a   Lloyd, Larry R ^a  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration of the thyroid gland; Follicular carcinoma of the thyroid gland; Male patients; Thyroid cancer; Total thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID CANCER; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; THYROID TUMOR;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 40749162383     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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