Galectin-3 immunostaining in thyroid neoplasms Imunomarcação por galectina-3 em neoplasias de tireóide
Although fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of the thyroid gland is the most important presurgical proceeding in defining the malignancy of a nodular lesion, it has limitations such as shared cytological morphology between malignant and benign lesions. Galectin-3, a b-galactoside-binding lectin is...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
2005-10-01
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Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442005000500009 |