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Unusual presentation of recurrent papillary thyroid microcarcinoma with neck muscles and skin dissemination

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  • 04 December 2018

    The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The title of this article was rendered incorrectly; the correct title is as follows: Unusual presentation of recurrent papillary thyroid microcarcinoma with neck muscles and skin dissemination.

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  1. Nuclear Medicine Unit, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, Via Franco Gallini, 2, 33081, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy

    Alessandro Sindoni & Eugenio Borsatti

  2. Radiotherapy Unit, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy

    Carlo Gobitti

  3. Pathology Unit, “Santa Maria Degli Angeli” Hospital, Pordenone, Italy

    Sandro Sulfaro

  4. Otorhinolaryngology Unit, “Santa Maria Degli Angeli” Hospital, Pordenone, Italy

    Vittorio Giacomarra

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The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The title of this article was rendered incorrectly; the correct title is as follows: Unusual presentation of recurrent papillary thyroid microcarcinoma with neck muscles and skin dissemination

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Sindoni, A., Gobitti, C., Sulfaro, S. et al. Unusual presentation of recurrent papillary thyroid microcarcinoma with neck muscles and skin dissemination. Hormones 17, 589–591 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42000-018-0075-8

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