Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: Report of first case with preoperative diagnosis
โ Scribed by Leonard Japko; Antonio Almada Horta; Klaus Schreiber; Sumi Mitsudo; Gattu Lal Karwa; Gurmukh Singh; Leopold G. Koss
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 872 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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