Expression of ck-19, galectin-3 and hbme-1 in the differentiation of thyroid lesions: systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis

• Main Authors: de Matos Leandro (Author), Del Giglio Adriana (Author), Matsubayashi Carolina (Author), de Lima Farah Michelle (Author), Del Giglio Auro (Author), da Silva Pinhal Maria (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To distinguish between malignant and benign lesions of the thyroid gland histological demonstration is often required since the fine-needle aspiration biopsy method applied pre-operatively has some limitations. In an attempt to impro...