A CASE OF RIGHT SUBPHRENIC GROWING TERATOMA SYNDROME SECONDARY TO IMMATURE TERATOMA OF THE OVARY
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1882-5133,1345-2843
DOI: 10.3919/jjsa.68.1816