Percutaneous laser ablation of an autonomous thyroid nodule: Effects on nodule size and histopathology of the nodule 2 years after the procedure

Thyroid

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 803-805

  Cakir, Bekir ^a   Gul, Kamile ^a   Ugras, Serdar ^a   Ersoy, Reyhan ^a   Topaloglu, Oya ^a   Agac, Tuba ^a   Aydin, Cevdet ^a   Dirikoc, Ahmet ^a   Gumus, Mehmet ^a   Korukluoglu, Birol ^a   Kusdemir, Ahmet ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AUTONOMOUS THYROID NODULE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LASER SURGERY; LETTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID NODULE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROIDECTOMY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; THYROID NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47549085928     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2007.0316     Document Type: Letter

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