Thyroid follicular neoplasms: Can sonography distinguish between adenomas and carcinomas?

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 493-500

  Hyung, Suk Seo ^a,b   Dong, Hoon Lee ^b   Sung, Hye Park ^b   Hye, Sook Min ^b   Na, Dong Gyu ^b,c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Follicular adenoma; Follicular carcinoma; Thyroid; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID FOLLICULAR ADENOMA; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID SURGERY;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350504100     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20625     Document Type: Article

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