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Original Article

Papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid gland: Is the immunohistochemical expression of cyclin D1 or galectin-3 in primary tumour an indicator of metastatic disease?

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Pages 451-457 | Received 18 Apr 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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