The Chernobyl Thyroid Cancer Experience: Pathology

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 261-267

  LiVolsi, V A ^a   Abrosimov, A A ^b   Bogdanova, T ^c   Fadda, G ^d   Hunt, J L ^e   Ito, M ^f   Rosai, J ^g   Thomas, G A ^h   Williams, E D ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL RADIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

^c STATE INSTITUTION NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR RADIATION MEDICINE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE   (Ukraine)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION NAGASAKI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^g Centro Diagnostico Italiano CDI   (Italy)

^h HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iodine; Papillary cancer; Radiation; Subtypes; Thyroid cancer

Indexed keywords

DNA; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; THYROGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL INFILTRATION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN VARIANT; THYROID CANCER; THYROID MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; TUMOR CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; THYROID NEOPLASMS; UKRAINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955025732     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2011.01.160     Document Type: Article

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