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. 2023 Jul;58(4):448-450.
doi: 10.5152/TurkArchPediatr.2023.23013.

Cowden Syndrome Complicated with Thyroid Lesion: A Pediatric Case Report

Yosra Kerkeni  1 , Senda Houidi  1 , Ghada Habbachi  1 , Fatma Thamri  1 , Rim Meddeb  2 , Ridha Mrad  2 , Riadh Jouini  1
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Cowden Syndrome Complicated with Thyroid Lesion: A Pediatric Case Report

Yosra Kerkeni et al. Turk Arch Pediatr. 2023 Jul.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Black arrows: multiple renitent masses distributed on the trunk corresponding to lipomas.
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