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Acute suppurative thyroiditis disclosing diagnosis of thyroid cancer in a boy

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

    G. Crisafulli, M. Wasniewska, I. Rulli, G. Zirilli, T. Aversa & F. De Luca

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

    G. Ascenti

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Crisafulli, G., Wasniewska, M., Ascenti, G. et al. Acute suppurative thyroiditis disclosing diagnosis of thyroid cancer in a boy. J Endocrinol Invest 31, 1137–1138 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03345666

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