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IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISATION OF A CASE OF INSULAR THYROID CARCINOMA

Mutsuo Furihata, Yuji Ohtsuki, Manabu Matsumoto, Hiroshi Sonobe, Yuhei Okada, Ryohei Watanabe Department of Pathology II, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan; Division of Surgery, Matsuyama-Shimin Hospital, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Pages 257-261 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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