Sonography and fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of benign versus malignant nodules in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 487-492

  Liu, Feng Hsuan ^a   Hsueh, Chuen ^b   Chang, Hung Yu ^a   Liou, Miaw Jene ^a   Huang, Bie Yu ^a   Lin, Jen Der ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune thyroiditis; Fine needle aspiration biopsy; Hashimoto thyroiditis; Histopathology; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC THYROIDITIS; MALE; MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; ONCOCYTOMA; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID FOLLICULAR ADENOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PARAFOLLICULAR CELL;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 70350518638     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20633     Document Type: Article

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