Lymphocytic thyroiditis on fine-needle aspiration biopsy of focal thyroid nodules: approach to management

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Moon, Hee Jung ^a   Kim, Eun Kyung ^a   Kim, Min Jung ^a   Kwak, Jin Young ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Lymphocytic thyroiditis; Papillary thyroid carcinoma; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC THYROIDITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROID SURGERY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349656686     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.2413     Document Type: Article

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