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Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 7/2019

01-07-2019 | Metastasis | Endocrine Tumors

Reply to Letter to the Editor Regarding “The Importance of Diagnosing Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-Like Nuclear Features (NIFTP) Based on the Defined Criteria”

Authors: Antoine Eskander, MD, ScM, FRCSC, Stephen F. Hall, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Marosh Manduch, MD, FRCPC, Rebecca Griffiths, BSc, Jonathan C. Irish, MD, MSc, FACS, FRCSC

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 7/2019

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Metadata
Title
Reply to Letter to the Editor Regarding “The Importance of Diagnosing Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-Like Nuclear Features (NIFTP) Based on the Defined Criteria”
Authors
Antoine Eskander, MD, ScM, FRCSC
Stephen F. Hall, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Marosh Manduch, MD, FRCPC
Rebecca Griffiths, BSc
Jonathan C. Irish, MD, MSc, FACS, FRCSC
Publication date
01-07-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 7/2019
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07358-z

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