Glomus tumor of the larynx: A rare synchronous paraganglioma in a patient with bilateral carotid body tumor detected on 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0972-3919
DOI: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_163_16