Development of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Communications within Pulmonary Metastases After Chemotherapy
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thoracic Oncology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1556-0864
DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e318031d086