Intraoral EBV-positive sporadic Burkitt lymphoma in an elderly patient with bilateral presentation
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عنوان ژورنال: Autopsy and Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2236-1960
DOI: 10.4322/acr.2019.117