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Eighth edition of AJCC staging for differentiated thyroid cancer: Is stage I appropriate for T4/N1b patients aged 45–55 years?

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Rosario, P.W. Eighth edition of AJCC staging for differentiated thyroid cancer: Is stage I appropriate for T4/N1b patients aged 45–55 years?. Endocrine 56, 679–680 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-017-1288-3

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