Fine-needle aspiration and intraoperative consultation in thyroid pathology: When and how?

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-144

  Tallini, Giovanni ^a   Gallo, Carmine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

cytology; FNA; frozen section; TBSRTC; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONSULTATION; CYTOLOGY; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; PATIENT REFERRAL;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY, FOLLICULAR; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 79953853459     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896910394842     Document Type: Article

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