A study on inorganic elements in psammomas from ovarian & thyroid cancer

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A study on inorganic elements in psammomas from ovarian & thyroid cancer

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Olivera Merlin, Pedro S , Leyva Bohorquez, Paulina del C , Martínez-Cruz, Ruth , Pina Canseco, Socorro , Hernandez, Pedro , Martínez-Cruz, Margarito , Sánchez Rubio, Manuel , Martínez Martínez, Lucía and Pérez-Campos, Eduardo

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India: Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd

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Indian journal of medical research (New Delhi, India : 1994), 2012-02, Vol.135 (2), p.217-220

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English

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India: Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd

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Concentric lamellar calcifications known as psammoma bodies (PB) are found in benign and malignant tumours. Whether or not the inorganic element concentrations in psammomas are similar to serous adenocarcinoma of the ovary and thyroid papillary cancer tissues has not yet been ascertained. We undertook this retrospective study to establish if there...