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Case Reports

Tuberculosis of the Thyroid Gland: A Case Report

V. ZivaljevicCentre for Endocrine Surgery, Institute of Endocrinology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.View further author information
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I. PaunovicCentre for Endocrine Surgery, Institute of Endocrinology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
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A. DiklicCentre for Endocrine Surgery, Institute of Endocrinology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
Pages 70-72 | Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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