Spectrum of risk of malignancy in subcategories of 'atypia of undetermined significance'

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 518-525

  Olson, Matthew T ^a   Clark, Douglas P ^a   Erozan, Yener S ^a   Ali, Syed Z ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypia of undetermined significance; The Bethesda System; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ATYPIA OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA;

EID: 83455261867     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333232     Document Type: Article

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