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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
DISEASE(S): follicular thyroid carcinoma
SUBMITTER: Micheala Aldred
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-97 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 20050215 5
Thyroid carcinoma is a common endocrine cancer with a favorable prognosis if subjected to timely treatment. However, the clinical identification of follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) among patients with benign thyroid nodules is still a challenge. Preoperative fine needle aspiration-based cytology cannot always differentiate follicular carcinomas from benign follicular neoplasias. Because current methods fail to improve preoperative diagnosis of thyroid nodules, new molecular-based diagnoses sho ...[more]