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7 - Papillary thyroid carcinoma and variants with papillae and mimicker

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2014

Grace C. H. Yang
Grace C. H. Yang
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Weill Medical College of Cornell University
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Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration , pp. 248 - 307
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2013

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