Langerhans' cell histiocytosis with thyroid involvement masquerading as thyroid carcinoma
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1465-3621
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/27.3.180