A comparative study of fine needle aspiration and fine needle non-aspiration biopsy on suspected thyroid nodules

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-113

  Romitelli, Federica ^a   Di Stasio, Enrico ^a   Santoro, Cristina ^b   Iozzino, Mario ^b   Orsini, Augusto ^c   Cesareo, Roberto ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA GORETTI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Surgery OU   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytology; FNA; FNNA; Keywords thyroid; Nodular goiter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLOID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NODULAR GOITER; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID NODULE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; THYROID GLAND;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 67651056188     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12022-009-9074-2     Document Type: Article

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