Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in Female Genital Tract
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0003-9985,1543-2165
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0575-ra