A case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma on the knee joint in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis
β Scribed by K. Matsui; M. Terada; K. Tominaga; Y. Shigenobu; T. Nishigami; K. Uematsu; T. Hada
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 528 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1439-7595
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