Mixed follicular-medullary thyroid carcinoma: A case report
β Scribed by Rafael Luboshitzky; Muralee Dharan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 241 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
- DOI
- 10.1002/dc.20010
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