Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 41-43 , February 2010

Anaplastic transformation in lung metastases of differentiated papillary thyroid carcinoma: an autopsy case report and review of the literature

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PII: S1092-9134(09)00037-9

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2009.04.003

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 41-43 , February 2010

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