High prevalence of thyroid nodules in patients with achrocordons (skin tags). Possible role of insulin-resistance

Medicina

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 302-304

  Rezzonico, Jorge ^a   Rezzonico, Mariana ^a   Pusiol, Eduardo ^a   Pitoia, Fabian ^b   Niepomniszcze, Hugo ^b  

^a Centro Privado de Endocrinologia   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Insulin resistance; Skin tags; Thyroid nodules

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PREVALENCE; SKIN DISCOLORATION; THYROID NODULE; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HOMEOSTASIS; PAPILLOMA; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TUMOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; PAPILLOMA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE; YOUNG ADULT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 69249171610     PISSN: 00257680     EISSN: 16699106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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