Histopathological audit of goiter: A study of 998 thyroid lesions

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 442-446

  Bukhari, Uzma ^a   Sadiq, Saleem ^b  

^a Muhammad Medical College Mirpurkhas   (Pakistan)

^b JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Follicular adenoma; Multinodular goiter; Papillary carcinoma; Well differentiated tumours of uncertain malignant potential

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE COURSE; GOITER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; THYROID TUMOR; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 46749104132     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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