Cytological results of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology for thyroid nodules: Emphasis on correlation with sonographic findings

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 838-844

  Lee, Mi Jung ^a   Hong, Soon Won ^a   Chung, Woung Youn ^a   Kwak, Jin Young ^a   Kim, Min Jung ^a   Kim, Eun Kyung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Thyroid nodule; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC THYROIDITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ONCOCYTOMA; POSTPARTUM THYROIDITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASOUND GUIDED FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CHILD; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960972100     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2011.52.5.838     Document Type: Article

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