Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the female genital tract
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19910315)67:6<1650::aid-cncr2820670629>3.0.co;2-t