Repeatedly nondiagnostic thyroid fine-needle aspirations do not modify malignancy risk

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 539-543

  Jo, Vickie Y ^a   Vanderlaan, Paul A ^a   Marqusee, Ellen ^a   Krane, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bethesda System; Cytology; Fine needle aspiration, nondiagnostic; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ONCOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID CYST; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 83455261862     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333230     Document Type: Article

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