Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) performed for diffuse and nodular goiter in the past 5 years, was evaluated in 1399 cases. Surgery was performed on the basis of FNAB cytologic diagnosis that was positive or suggestive of malignancy and/or a suggestive clinical history. Surgery also was performe
The role of fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the rapid diagnosis and management of thyroid neoplasm
โ Scribed by Jan F. Silverman; R. Lee West; Ernest W. Larkin; H. Kim Park; James L. Finley; Melvin S. Swanson; William W. Fore
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 722 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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