Low false-negative rate of cytology in thyroid nodules ≥ 4 cm;Baixa taxa de falso-negativo da citologia em nódulos tireoidianos ≥ 4 cm

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1143-1145

  Rosario, Pedro Weslley ^a   Salles, Daniela Santos ^a   Bessa, Breno ^a   Purisch, Saulo ^b  

^a Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte   (Brazil)

^b Servico de Endocrinologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benign; Cytology; Thyroid nodule

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149128042     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302009000900011     Document Type: Article

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