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Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

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The thyroid and parathyroid chapter of the Head and Neck book gives a broad overview from the most frequent to the rarest diseases of these endocrine glands. Considerations on epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, morphology, and resumed clinical management are provided for each disease, as well as some of the most up-to-date information on molecular markers. Exhaustive photographic documentation is provided for each disease, including macroscopic and microscopic images, as well as recent bibliographic references to guide further readings.

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