Ectopic (Lingual) Thyroid Gland Accompanied with Hemiagenesis of the Right Thyroid Lobe and Follicular Adenoma in the Left; A Case Report
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عنوان ژورنال: Practica oto-rhino-laryngologica. Suppl.
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0912-1870
DOI: 10.5631/jibirinsuppl1986.1992.supplement57_196