Localised pleural malignant mesothelioma. Report of two cases simulating pulmonary carcinoma and review of the literature
β Scribed by Sofia Asioli; Giulia Dal Piaz; Stefania Damiani
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 468 KB
- Volume
- 445
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-2307
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