Lingual Thyroid: A rare case report
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Lingual Thyroid: A Case Report and Literature Review
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2091-0673,2091-0657
DOI: 10.3126/jcmsn.v7i3.6708