Histological, Cytological, and Radiological Correlation in Thyroid Lesions

Zainab Adil; Rajni Choudhary; Maneesh Sulya; Mahim Koshariya; Monalisa Tekam

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Histological, Cytological, and Radiological Correlation in Thyroid Lesions

Zainab Adil Rajni Choudhary Maneesh Sulya Mahim Koshariya Monalisa Tekam

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Zainab Adil, Rajni Choudhary, Maneesh Sulya, et al. (2025). Histological, Cytological, and Radiological Correlation in Thyroid Lesions. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.98286

Histological, Cytological, and Radiological Correlation in Thyroid Lesions

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