The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 6 , Pages 707-712 , June 2007

Hyalinizing trabecular adenoma—an uncommon thyroid tumor frequently misdiagnosed as papillary or medullary thyroid carcinoma

  • Amy Evenson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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  • Peter Mowschenson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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  • Helen Wang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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  • James Connolly, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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  • Savvas Mendrinos, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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  • Sareh Parangi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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  • Per-Olof Hasselgren, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Surgery, Section of Endocrine Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215. Tel: +1-617-667-1810; fax: +1-617-667-2978.

Received 22 June 2006 ,Revised 22 September 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00188-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.09.042

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 6 , Pages 707-712 , June 2007

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