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Dermatomyositis associated with thyroid cancer: a paraneoplastic syndrome?

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    Takao Nagashima, Sachiko Onishi, Yasuyuki Kamata & Seiji Minota

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Nagashima, T., Onishi, S., Kamata, Y. et al. Dermatomyositis associated with thyroid cancer: a paraneoplastic syndrome?. Rheumatol Int 29, 1261–1262 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-009-0858-y

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