A Rare Primary Tumor of the Thyroid Gland: Report a New Case of Leiomyosarcoma and Literature Review

Overview

Journal Diagn Pathol

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Pathology

Date 2013 Mar 1

PMID 23445571

Citations 13

Authors

Bennani Amal

Hinde El Fatemi

Ihsane souaf

Kaouthar Moumna

Amarti Affaf

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Abstract

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