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Nuclear morphometric findings in undetermined cytology: A possible clue for prediction of BRAF mutation in papillary thyroid carcinomas

Sevdegul MunganDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Safak ErsozDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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Ismail SayginDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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Zeynep SagnakDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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Umit CobanogluDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Pages 138-144 | Received 15 Nov 2015, Accepted 18 Oct 2016, Published online: 02 Dec 2016

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