Thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer: Update on the Brazilian consensus;Nódulo tireoidiano e câncer diferenciado de tireoide: Atualização do consenso brasileiro

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 240-264

  Rosário, Pedro Weslley ^a   Ward, Laura S ^b   Carvalho, Gisah A ^c   Graf, Hans ^c   Maciel, Rui M B ^d   Maciel, Léa Maria Z ^e   Maia, Ana Luiza ^f   Vaisman, Mário ^g  

^a Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian consensus; Thyroid cancer; Thyroid nodules; Update

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; THYROID NODULE; THYROID TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BRAZIL; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 84880000861     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302013000400002     Document Type: Article

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