Lymph node thyroglobulin measurement in diagnosis of neck metastases of differentiated thyroid carcinoma

Journal of Thyroid Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Giovanella, Luca ^a,b   Ceriani, Luca ^a   Suriano, Sergio ^a  

^a ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROGLOBULIN;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CANCER; ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND GUIDED FINE NEEDLE BIOPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK METASTASIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84856242397     PISSN: 20908067     EISSN: 20420072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/621839     Document Type: Article

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