Does a repeated benign aspirate change the risk of malignancy after an initial atypical thyroid fine-needle aspiration?

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 788-792

  Renshaw, Andrew A ^a  

^a BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytology; Diagnosis; Fine needle aspiration; Neoplasia; Repeat; Resection; Risk of malignancy; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER RISK; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID NODULE; UNITED STATES; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; THYROID GLAND; THYROID TUMOR;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; HUMANS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78049508431     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPRA9Y2XQVFOFV     Document Type: Article

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