Lateralization of Calcitonin Measurements in the Wash-Out Fluid from Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration: A Useful Tool for the Diagnosis of C-Cell-Hyperplasia?
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Lateralization of Calcitonin Measurements in the Wash-Out Fluid from Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration: A Useful Tool for the Diagnosis of C-Cell-Hyperplasia?
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