Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) presenting as a Spigelian hernia: a case report
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Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) presenting as a Spigelian hernia: a case report
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjw218