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International Journal of Hyperthermia Volume 35, 2018 - Issue 1
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Ultrasound-guided laser ablation for local control of neck recurrences of medullary thyroid cancer. A feasibility study

Agnese PersichettiDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy;
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Giancarlo BizzarriDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Rome, Italy;
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Rinaldo GuglielmiDepartment of Endocrinology & Metabolic Diseases, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Rome, Italy;
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Agnese BarnabeiRegina Elena, Endocrinology Unit, National Cancer Institute of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Antonio BianchiniDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Rome, Italy;
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Carmela CoccaroDepartment of Endocrinology & Metabolic Diseases, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Rome, Italy;
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Marialuisa AppetecchiaRegina Elena, Endocrinology Unit, National Cancer Institute of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Enrico PapiniDepartment of Endocrinology & Metabolic Diseases, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Rome, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 480-492 | Received 29 May 2018, Accepted 30 Jul 2018, Published online: 11 Sep 2018

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