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Diagnostic Dilemmas in FNAC Practice: Lymphoid Infiltrates

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(2006). Diagnostic Dilemmas in FNAC Practice: Lymphoid Infiltrates. In: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31412-1_5

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