A case of an ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone-releasing pulmonary carcinoid tumor diagnosed with <sup>68</sup>Ga-DOTATOC-PET/CT
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the Japanese Association for Chest Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0919-0945,1881-4158
DOI: 10.2995/jacsurg.30.871