Metastasis of thyroid carcinoma to the buccal mucosa.
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SUBMITTER: Wang WC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7109481 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
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Metastasis of thyroid carcinoma to the buccal mucosa.
Wang Wen-Chen WC Tseng Chih-Huang CH Su Chang-Wei CW Chen Yuk-Kwan YK
Journal of dental sciences 20190925 1
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