Prevalence and prognostic significance of poor differentiation and tall cell variant in papillary carcinoma in Japan

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1544-1545

  Gill, Anthony ^a   Delbridge, Leigh ^b  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER SURGERY; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NOTE; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; THYROID CARCINOMA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 45849134881     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9546-4     Document Type: Note

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