Medullary thyroid carcinoma presenting as rectangular cell type on fine-needle aspiration
โ Scribed by Andrew M. Schreiner; Grace C. H. Yang
- Book ID
- 102138932
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 218 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
- DOI
- 10.1002/dc.21041
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