Sonographic features of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1431-1437

  Jung, Hyun Yoon ^a   Kim, Eun Kyung ^a   Soon, Won Hong ^b   Jin, Young Kwak ^a   Min, Jung Kim ^a  

^a Research Institute of Radiological Science   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Papillary thyroid carcinoma, follicular variant; Sonography; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; NEEDLES; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSIES; MICROCALCIFICATIONS; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PAPILLARY THYROID CARCINOMATA; SONOGRAPHIC APPEARANCE; SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS; THYROID; THYROID NODULE;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID CARCINOMA;

EID: 54149087092     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.10.1431     Document Type: Article

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