Primary Lymphoma of the Thyroid: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-24

  Sarinah, Basro ^a   Hisham, Abdullah Noor ^a  

^a PUTRAJAYA HOSPITAL   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

lymphocytic thyroiditis; thyroid lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; PREDNISOLONE; VAP CYCLO PROTOCOL; VAP-CYCLO PROTOCOL; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; THYROID TUMOR; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; RADIOTHERAPY; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 77953172836     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: 02193108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(10)60004-8     Document Type: Article

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