Undifferentiated sarcoma of the thyroid gland: A case report and literature review.

Asian J Surg

Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Yunnan Cancer Hospital,519, Kunzhou Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650118, PR China. Electronic address:

Published: November 2023

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