Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 14, Issue 8 , Pages 408-410 , August 2008

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the thyroid gland presenting 17 years after nephrectomy

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2008.06.013

Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 14, Issue 8 , Pages 408-410 , August 2008

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