Human Pathology
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 212-219 , February 2007

Prevalence and prognostic significance of tall cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma

  • Jean Jacques Michels, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Centre François Baclesse, 14016 Caen Cedex 05, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Marnay Jacques, ScI

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Centre François Baclesse, 14016 Caen Cedex 05, France
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  • Michel Henry-Amar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Research, Centre François Baclesse, 14016 Caen Cedex 05, France
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  • Stephane Bardet, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Centre François Baclesse, 14016 Caen Cedex 05, France

Received 26 June 2006 ,Revised 28 July 2006 ,Accepted 4 August 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2006.08.001

Human Pathology
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 212-219 , February 2007

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