Ectopic Thyroid Tissue: A Case Series
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عنوان ژورنال: Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2094-1501,1908-4889
DOI: 10.32412/pjohns.v28i1.493