A case of metastatic carcinoid arising in an ovarian teratoma: Case report with autopsy findings and review of the literatur
โ Scribed by M. A. Sens; T. B. Levenson; J. S. Metcalf
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 778 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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