Differences in sonographic features of papillary thyroid carcinoma between neck lymph node metastatic and nonmetastatic groups

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 915-920

  Zhan, Wei Wei ^a   Zhou, Ping ^a   Zhou, Jian Qiao ^a   Xu, Shang Yan ^a   Chen, Ke Min ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Metastasis; Neck lymph node; Papillary thyroid carcinoma; Sonography

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; BODY FLUIDS; BONE; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

COLOR DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY; GRAY SCALE SONOGRAPHY; INTERNAL ARCHITECTURE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METASTASIS; PAPILLARY THYROID CARCINOMATA; PEAK SYSTOLIC VELOCITIES;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84864251914     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.6.915     Document Type: Article

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