Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid II. Value of prophylactic lymph node excision
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197011)26:5<1061::aid-cncr2820260514>3.0.co;2-z