Growing Teratoma Syndrome Following Treatment for Immature Teratoma of Ovary-A Case Report and Review of Literature
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0971-9202,0975-6434
DOI: 10.1007/s13224-016-0948-1