Follicular and Hürthle cell lesions of the thyroid: Can inconclusive results be minimized?

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 659-664

  Sherman, Jessica F ^a   Leiman, Gladwyn ^a   Naud, Shelly ^b   Nathan, Muriel H ^a   Ambaye, Abiy B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy, fine needle; Follicular lesion; Follicular variant of papillary carcinoma; H rthle cell tumor; Thyroid neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CANCER; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FOLLICULAR CELL LESION; THYROID HURTHLE CELL LESION; THYROID TUMOR;

EID: 56749148419     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325618     Document Type: Article

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