1. Department of Endocrine Surgery, Kanaji Thyroid Hospital
2. Department of Endocrine Surgery, Nippon Medical School
3. Department of Cytology, Kanaji Thyroid Hospital
4. Laboratory of Biological Macromolecules, Department of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University
5. Department of Integrated Diagnostic Pathology, Nippon Medical School
6. Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Shonan Fujisawa Tokusyukai Hospital