Frozen section simulation of trabecular adenoma and medullary cancer by papillary thyroid carcinoma.

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  • A C Andrew
  • J M Williamson
چکیده

Two patients are reported in whom initial misdiagnoses of medullary cancer or trabecular hyaline adenoma for papillary carcinoma were made.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical pathology

دوره 46 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1993