Gardner Syndrome with Extra and Intra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors and Adrenal Involvement: PET/CT Findings
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عنوان ژورنال: Malecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2146-1414
DOI: 10.4274/mirt.57966