Ultrasonographic findings of medullary thyroid carcinoma: a comparison with papillary thyroid carcinoma

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-105

  Kim, Sung Hun ^a,b   Kim, Bum Soo ^a   Jung, So Lyung ^a   Lee, Jung Whee ^a   Yang, Po Sung ^a   Kang, Bong Joo ^a   Lim, Hyun Wook ^a   Kim, Jee Young ^a   Whang, In Yong ^a   Kwon, Heuk Sang ^a   Jung, Chan Kwon ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; RADIOLOGIST; THYROID MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; TUMOR CALCINOSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; CALCITONIN; CARCINOMA, MEDULLARY; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 66749108340     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2009.10.2.101     Document Type: Article

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