Metastatic melanoma of the thyroid mimicking a papillary carcinoma in fine-needle aspiration
โ Scribed by Luciana Odashiro Miiji; Gia-Khanh Nguyen
- Book ID
- 111660091
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 190 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
- DOI
- 10.1002/dc.20261
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