Chemotherapy for primary retroperitoneal yolk sac tumor: Report of a case
โ Scribed by Waun Ki Hong; Rakesh Bhutani; Stephen G. Gerzof; Wilhelm G. Doos
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 900 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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