Difficult diagnosis of Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma of the leg mimicking a benign condition
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Radiology Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1943-0922
DOI: 10.3941/jrcr.v13i4.3414