Clear cells detection in nodular thyroid disease is not always indicative of neoplasia: Description of the first case of thyroid involvement in multisystem triglyceride storage disease

Thyroid

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1001-1003

  Benelli, Elena ^a   Fiore, Emilio ^a   Giustarini, Elisa ^a   Romani, Roberta ^a   Pennisi, Elena ^b   Pinchera, Aldo ^a   Giani, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Department of Neuroscience ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID NODULE; THYROID TUMOR;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GOITER; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; LIPIDS; MALE; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 51849139126     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2007.0228     Document Type: Conference Paper

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