Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 264-267 , August 2010

Malignant teratoma of the thyroid in a pregnant woman

  • Belen Pérez-Mies, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Department, University Hospital of Guadalajara. C/Donantes de Sangre s/n 19002 Guadalajara, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 949209220; fax: +34 949209220.
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  • Rita M. Regojo Zapata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Department, University Hospital of La Paz, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Eugenia García-Fernández, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Department, University Hospital of Guadalajara. C/Donantes de Sangre s/n 19002 Guadalajara, Spain
    • ,
  • M. Nistal Serrano, MD, Ph

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Department, University Hospital of La Paz, Madrid, Spain

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PII: S1092-9134(09)00107-5

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2009.07.004

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 264-267 , August 2010

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