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10.4103/2278-330X.173166
Study of incidence of malignancy in clinically benign thyroid swelling
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Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, Karnataka
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Department of General Surgery, Navodaya Medical College, Raichur, Karnataka
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Department of General Surgery, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka
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Department of Pathology, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka
*Corresponding author: Dr. K. S. Karthik. drkarthikks@yahoo.com
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