title: Flow chart for clinical staging of thyroid tumors.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Margarino
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mereu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scala
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Comandini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nocentini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monteghirfo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000465:Algorithms; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D019090:Case Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography