A Rarely Ectopic Localization of Thyroid Gland Due to an Embryological Defect: Lingual Thyroid
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrinology and Disorders
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2640-1045
DOI: 10.31579/2640-1045/034