classified as type I (purely cystic), type II (cystic and solid), or type III (purely solid). Data regarding presenting symptoms, family history, operative findings,
Pleuropulmonary blastoma : Management and prognosis of 11 cases
β Scribed by Paolo Indolfi; Fiorina Casale; Modesto Carli; Gianni Bisogno; Vito Ninfo; Giovanni Cecchetto; Serenella Bagnulo; Nicola Santoro; Maria Giuliano; Maria Teresa Di Tullio
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Volume
- 89
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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