Squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid gland: Primary or secondary disease?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-9

  Syed, M I ^a   Stewart, M ^b   Syed, S ^a   Dahill, S ^b   Adams, C ^b   McLellan, D R ^a   Clark, L J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Squamous Carcinoma; Thyroid Neoplasms; Tumour Metastasis

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMBASE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDLINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THYROID CARCINOMA; TUMOR VOLUME;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79951725076     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215110002070     Document Type: Review

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