Evidence-based evaluation of the risks of malignancy predicted by thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsies

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 252-259

  Marchevsky, A M ^a   Walts, A E ^a   Bose, S ^a   Gupta, R ^a   Fan, X ^a   Frishberg, D ^a   Scharre, K ^a   Zhai, J ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence; FNA; National Cancer Institute; Risk of malignancy; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID CANCER; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; VALIDITY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (U.S.); PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949354084     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.21185     Document Type: Article

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