Neck lymph nodes in chronic autoimmune thyroiditis: The sonographic pattern

Thyroid

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 173-177

  Brancato, Davide ^a   Citarrella, Roberto ^b   Richiusa, Pierina ^b   Amato, Marco Calogero ^b   Vetro, Calogero ^b   Galluzzo, Carla Giordano ^b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; NECK; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 84873669943     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: 15579077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2012.0375     Document Type: Article

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