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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2015; 04(03): 151-153
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.173166
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Study of incidence of malignancy in clinically benign thyroid swelling

K. S. Karthik
Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, Karnataka
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S. S. Suresh
Department of General Surgery, Navodaya Medical College, Raichur, Karnataka
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M. A. Balakrishna
Department of General Surgery, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka
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Deepthi B. Ramesh
Department of Pathology, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka
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