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Research Article

Thyroid Cancer: A Unique Human Neoplasm

Ashok R. Shaha From the Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Alfio Ferlito From the Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Alessandra Rinaldo From the Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA and Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Pages 343-347 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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