Usefulness of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of non-palpable small thyroid nodules: Our growing experience

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-159

  Accurso, A ^a   Rocco, N ^a   Palumbo, A ^a   Feleppa, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Non palpable thyroid nodules; Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 67649422547     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345706     Document Type: Article

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