Clinical Significance of Lymph Node Metastasis of Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma Located in One Lobe
β Scribed by Yasuhiro Ito; Tomoo Jikuzono; Takuya Higashiyama; Shuji Asahi; Chisato Tomoda; Yuuki Takamura; Akihiro Miya; Kaoru Kobayashi; Fumio Matsuzuka; Kanji Kuma; Akira Miyauchi
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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