Section 2. Thyroid: Intraoperative lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland
โ Scribed by K. Tsugawa; I. Ohnishi; M. Nakamura; K. Miwa; K. Yokoyama; T. Michigishi; M. Noguchi; A. Nonomura
- Book ID
- 117575494
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 46 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0753-3322
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