Insular Carcinoma: An Aggressive Subtype of Differentiated Thyroid Neoplasms
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Endocrine Surgery
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1598-1703,2287-6782
DOI: 10.16956/kjes.2001.1.1.108