Follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: Cytological indicators of diagnostic value

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 46-48

  Manimaran, D ^a   Karthikeyan, T M ^b   Khan, Dost Mohamed ^a   Thulasi, Raman R ^a  

^a Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth Deemed to Be University   (India)

^b Melmaruvathur Adi Parasakthi Institute of Medical Science and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration cytology; Papillary thyroid carcinoma; Thyroid neoplasms

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; FOLLICULAR VARIANT OF PAPILLARY THYROID CARCINOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

EID: 84896482778     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7477.4103     Document Type: Article

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