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Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: An Over-Treated Malignancy?

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  1. Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Tongji Medical College, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China

    Zeming Liu & Tao Huang

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Liu, Z., Huang, T. Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: An Over-Treated Malignancy?. World J Surg 40, 764–765 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-015-3244-9

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