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The Significance of BRAF V600e Mutation and Preoperative Ultrasound for Central Compartment Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma

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    Ali Kagan Coskun

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Coskun, A.K. The Significance of BRAF V600e Mutation and Preoperative Ultrasound for Central Compartment Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma. World J Surg 40, 759–760 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-015-3178-2

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