American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 61-64 , January 2009

Metastatic insular thyroid carcinoma in the pediatric patient

  • Kimberly A. Donnellan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State St, Jackson, MS 39216-4505, USA. Tel.: +1 601 984 5160; fax: +1 601 984 5085.
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  • Jeffery D. Carron, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
    • ,
  • Steven A. Bigler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
    • ,
  • Richard O. Wein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

Received 7 January 2008

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.01.002

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 61-64 , January 2009

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