We will discuss a case of a patient who had three consecutive tumors. Dr. Mendes will tell us the history.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors and leiomyosarcomas
โ Scribed by Steven C. Katz; Ronald P. DeMatteo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 269 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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