Synchronous appearance of germ cell tumor and papillary carcinoma of the thyroid
โ Scribed by Jean-Pierre Ayoub; Robert J. Amato; Alice Chiu; Rena V. Sellin; Randal S. Weber
- Book ID
- 117814980
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 54 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-818X
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