Cytology of germ cell tumors
โ Scribed by Stanley, Michael W. ;Powers, Celeste N. ;Pitman, Martha B. ;Korourian, Soheila ;Bardales, Ricardo H. ;Khurana, Kamal
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 530 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
BACKGROUND.
Germ cell tumors (GCTs) and their metastases may be found in
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