Cytological diagnosis of thyroid nodules in Hashimoto thyroiditis in elderly patients

BACKGROUND: Long standing Hashimoto Thyroiditis (HT) causes shrinking and atrophy of the thyroid, but may also lead to diffuse enlargement of the gland and/or formation of nodules. These nodules should be differentiated from papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and primary thyroidal non-Hodgkin lymphom...

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Main Authors: Caleo, Alessia, Vigliar, Elena, Vitale, Mario, Crescenzo, Vincenzo Di, Cinelli, Mariapia, Carlomagno, Chiara, Garzi, Alfredo, Zeppa, Pio
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3851014/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24266923
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-13-S2-S41
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