Ectopic thyroid tissue in the neck.Benign or malignant?
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197607)38:1<361::aid-cncr2820380152>3.0.co;2-8