Outcomes of incidentally discovered thyroid nodules referred to a high-volume head and neck surgeon

Head and Neck

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 126-129

  Kroeker, Teresa R ^a   Le Nobel, Gavin ^a   Merdad, Mazin ^a   Freeman, Jeremy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

incidental; management; nodules; outcomes; thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASOUND;

INCIDENTAL; MANAGEMENT; NODULES; OUTCOMES; THYROID;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890438604     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.23273     Document Type: Article

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