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International Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care Volume 3 (2017), Article ID 3:IJPNC-131, 3 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2017/131
Case Report
A Patient with Dual Ectopic Thyroid Starting Thyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy at Age 25 Years

Tomoyo Itonaga and Yukihiro Hasegawa*

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism,Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, 2-8-29 Musashidai, Fuchu-city, Tokyo 183-8561, Japan
Dr. Yukihiro Hasegawa, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism,Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center, 2-8-29 Musashidai, Fuchu-city, Tokyo 183-8561, Japan; E-mail: yhaset@gmail.com
15 October 2017; 14 December 2017; 16 December 2017
Itonaga T, Hasegawa Y (2017) A Patient with Dual Ectopic Thyroid Starting Thyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy at Age 25 Years. Int J Pediatr Neonat Care 3: 131. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2017/131
© 2017 Itonaga et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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