Aggressive Primary Thyroid Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma with Extensive Pulmonary Involvement
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Mitrache, M.; Terzea, D.; Sirbu, A.; Fica, S. Aggressive Primary Thyroid Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma with Extensive Pulmonary Involvement. Biomedicines 2024, 12, 285. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12020285
Mitrache M, Terzea D, Sirbu A, Fica S. Aggressive Primary Thyroid Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma with Extensive Pulmonary Involvement. Biomedicines. 2024; 12(2):285. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12020285
Chicago/Turabian StyleMitrache, Marius, Dana Terzea, Anca Sirbu, and Simona Fica. 2024. "Aggressive Primary Thyroid Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma with Extensive Pulmonary Involvement" Biomedicines 12, no. 2: 285. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12020285