Metastatic malignant melanoma in liver aspirate: Cytomorphologic distinction from hepatocellular carcinoma
โ Scribed by Anil V. Parwani; Theresa Y. Chan; Seema Mathew; Syed Z. Ali
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 173 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
- DOI
- 10.1002/dc.10394
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