Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma in a young woman: A rare case of survival

Thyroid

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 775-779

  Pichardo Lowden, Ariana ^a   Durvesh, Saima ^a   Douglas, Svetlana ^a   Todd, William ^a   Bruno, Michael ^a   Goldenberg, David ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN;

ADULT; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NECK DISSECTION; NECK TUMOR; ODYNOPHAGIA; OTALGIA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SORE THROAT; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; VOICE CHANGE;

ADULT; CARCINOMA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67749116523     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2009.0025     Document Type: Article

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