Diseases

Follicular Adenocarcinoma

An adenocarcinoma of the thyroid gland, in which the cells are arranged in the form of follicles. (From Dorland, 27th ed)

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Abstract

An adenocarcinoma of the thyroid gland, in which the cells are arranged in the form of follicles. (From Dorland, 27th ed)

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  • Adenocarcinoma, Follicular
  • Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma
  • Thyroid Carcinoma, Follicular
  • Adenocarcinomas, Follicular
  • Carcinoma, Follicular Thyroid
  • Carcinomas, Follicular Thyroid
  • Follicular Adenocarcinomas
  • Follicular Thyroid Carcinomas
  • Thyroid Carcinomas, Follicular

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with THYROID NEOPLASMS (IM)

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Previous Indexing

  • Adenocarcinoma (1969-1993)
  • Thyroid Neoplasms (1969-1993)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Follicular Adenocarcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018263. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018263
  2. Follicular Adenocarcinoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follicular_thyroid_cancer
  3. Follicular Adenocarcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5464665