Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor with Hepatic Metastasis Misdiagnosed as Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1738-9364,2289-0769
DOI: 10.3904/kjm.2019.94.5.449