Ectopic Sequestered Thyroid Tissue: An Unusual Cause of a Mediastinal Mass
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Ectopic Sequestered Thyroid Tissue: An Unusual Cause of a Mediastinal Mass
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عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-5785,2090-5793
DOI: 10.5402/2011/313626