## Abstract Thyroid masses which fail to concentrate radioactive iodine may be benign or malignant cysts or solid tumors. Aβscan examination through any thyroid mass permits the differentation of a solid from a cystic consistency. The nature of solid masses is difficult to determine using the conve
Diagnostic role of ultrasonography in neck swellings
β Scribed by Alka Goyal; R. S. Tiwari; A. A. Desai
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 571 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0019-5421
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