Incidental papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid—factors affecting lymph node metastasis
✍ Scribed by Kaptan Gülben; Uğur Berberoğlu; Orhan Çelen; Hüsnü H. Mersin
- Book ID
- 106108092
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 117 KB
- Volume
- 393
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-2451
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