Improving prediction of malignancy of cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1400-1405

  Tysome, J R ^a   Chandra, A ^a   Chang, F ^a   Puwanarajah, P ^a   Elliott, M ^a   Caroll, P ^a   Powrie, J ^a   Hubbard, J G ^a   Clarke, S E M ^a   Jeannon, J P ^a   Simo, R ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THYROID NODULE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72249099653     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6734     Document Type: Article

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