Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 73, Issue 4 , Pages 219-221 , April 2010

Ectopic Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma Presenting as Bilateral Neck Masses

  • Yu-Jung Wang
    • ,
  • Pen-Yuan Chu
    • ,
  • Shyh-Kuan Tai

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Shyh-Kuan Tai, Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 7 July 2009 ,Revised 25 January 2010

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PII: S1726-4901(10)70046-0

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70046-0

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 73, Issue 4 , Pages 219-221 , April 2010

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