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DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.149954
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Unusual etiology of secondary thyrotoxicosis and its presentation

Vinayak V. Maka
Department of Medical Oncology, M S Ramaiah Medical College, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka
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S. Murali
Department of Medical Oncology, M S Ramaiah Medical College, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka
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Nalini Kilara
Department of Medical Oncology, M S Ramaiah Medical College, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka
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