Papillary thyroid carcinoma: A root-and-branch rethink

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 683-686

  Rosai, Juan ^a  

^a Centro Diagnostico Italiano   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER GROWTH; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; CELL NUCLEUS; NOTE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; THYROID TUMOR;

CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY, FOLLICULAR; CELL NUCLEUS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 55249099783     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPBF63BWMCYSLW     Document Type: Editorial

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