Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease mimicking malignant soft tissue tumor
✍ Scribed by Hasan Havitçioglu; Hasan Tatari; Önder Baran; Metin Manisali; Sermin Özkal; Mustafa Seçil; Dinç Özaksoy; Kutsal Yörükoglu
- Book ID
- 105845265
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 246 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0942-2056
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