Angiosarcoma of the scalp: treatment with liposomal doxorubicin and radiotherapy
✍ Scribed by Uwe Wollina; Jürgen Füller; Tim Graefe; Martin Kaatz; Eric Lopatta
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 130 KB
- Volume
- 127
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1335
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