Aggressive primary thyroid lymphoma invading the internal jugular vein: a case series.
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SUBMITTER: Su X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9929390 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb
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Aggressive primary thyroid lymphoma invading the internal jugular vein: a case series.
Su Xuejiao X Hu Xue X Ma Buyun B
Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery 20221110 2
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