An unusual presentation of diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 434-435

  Regalbuto, C ^a,b   Tumminia, A ^a,b   Malandrino, P ^a,b   Salamone, S ^a,b   Pezzino, V ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b GARIBALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CANNIZZARO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; MICROSOME ANTIBODY; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFUSE SCLEROSING VARIANT PAPILLARY THYROID CARCINOMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETTER; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; PATHOLOGY; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 77955371760     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03346616     Document Type: Letter

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