Diagnostic value of a cytomorphological subclassification of follicular patterned thyroid lesions: A study of 927 consecutive cases with histological correlation

Thyroid

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1077-1083

  Deandrea, Maurilio ^a   Ragazzoni, Federico ^a   Motta, Manuela ^a   Torchio, Bruno ^a   Mormile, Alberto ^a   Garino, Francesca ^a   Magliona, Gabriella ^a   Gamarra, Elena ^a   Ramunni, Maria Josefina ^a   Garberoglio, Roberto ^b   Limone, Paolo P ^a  

^a MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Scientifica Mauriziana ONLUS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL STRUCTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CANCER; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; ADENOMA, OXYPHILIC; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; HUMANS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 77957896469     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2010.0015     Document Type: Article

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