A primary esophageal mucoepidermoid carcinoma mimicking a benign submucosal tumor
β Scribed by Z. J. Liu; S. Y. Sun; J. T. Guo; S. Wang; N. Ge; X. Liu; G. X. Wang; X. H. Yang
- Book ID
- 115177280
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 436 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1120-8694
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