1285 Elevated CEA and CA 19-9 Producing Carcinoma: Think Beyond the Digestive System!
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Unusually Elevated CA 19-9 in Choledocholithiasis
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0002-9270,1572-0241
DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000594668.98867.35