Metastatic duodenal carcinoma simulating primary mucinous tumor of the ovary
โ Scribed by Yu Sakai; Ben Hatano
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 305 KB
- Volume
- 272
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-9128
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