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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2013; 02(04): 226
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.119928
Letter to Editor

Carcinosarcoma thyroid: An unusual morphology with a review of the literature

Meetu Agrawal
Department of Pathology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
,
Shantveer G. Uppin
Department of Pathology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
,
Sundaram Challa
Department of Pathology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
,
Aruna K. Prayaga
Department of Pathology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
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