Secondary chondrosarcoma of the proximal phalanx of 4th toe – a case report with literature review
✍ Scribed by Kamil Çağrı Köse; Y. Yener Saglik; H. Yusuf Yildiz
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 286 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1068
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