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Chapter 10 - Parathyroid lesions, paragangliomas, thyroid tumors, and pleomorphic adenomas of the mediastinum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2015

Mark R. Wick
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University of Virginia Health System
Alberto M. Marchevsky
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Alberto M. Marchevsky
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Mark R. Wick
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University of Virginia
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