Embolization in an Adrenocortical Carcinoma as Palliative Therapy
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Embolization in an Adrenocortical Carcinoma as Palliative Therapy
Fax +49 761 4 52 0714 Accessible online at: E-mail [email protected] http://BioMedNet.com/karger www.karger.com Dr. med. Roswitha Forstpointner Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III Klinikum Großhadern Marchioninistraße 15, D-81377 München (Germany) Tel. +49 89 70 95-22 07 E-mail [email protected]
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عنوان ژورنال: Oncology Research and Treatment
سال: 1999
ISSN: 2296-5270,2296-5262
DOI: 10.1159/000027030