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. 1987 Aug;80(8):505–509. doi: 10.1177/014107688708000816

Parathyroid carcinoma: a review.

D R McCance 1, B D Kenny 1, J M Sloan 1, C F Russell 1, D R Hadden 1
PMCID: PMC1290959  PMID: 3309302

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