Amyloid goiter: Two cases and a review of the literature

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-141

  Yildiz, Levent ^a   Kefeli, Mehmet ^a   Kose, Behiye ^a   Baris, Sancar ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID A PROTEIN; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYLOID GOITER; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; THYROID HYPERPLASIA; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE;

EID: 68949085415     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.51808     Document Type: Article

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