Autotransplantation of Ectopic Lingual Thyroid-A Case Report.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nippon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0030-6622,1883-0854
DOI: 10.3950/jibiinkoka.103.770