Metastatic Melanoma Mimicking a Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid in Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology -A Case Report- |
Hong, Young-Ok
(Department of Pathology, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan and Asan Medical Center)
Suh, Jae-Hee (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Cha, Hee-Jeong (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Choi, Hye-Jeong (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Young-Min (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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