Sonographic features of follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinomas in comparison with conventional papillary thyroid carcinomas

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1685-1692

  Kim, Dae Sik ^a   Kim, Ji Hoon ^a   Na, Dong Gyu ^a,b   Park, Sung Hye ^a   Kim, Eunhee ^a   Chang, Kee Hyun ^a   Sohn, Chul Ho ^a   Choi, Young Ho ^b  

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

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Papillary carcinoma; Sonography; Thyroid neoplasm

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSIES; MICROCALCIFICATIONS; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PAPILLARY THYROID CARCINOMATA; SONOGRAPHIC; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; ADENOCARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 74749106606     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.12.1685     Document Type: Article

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