Malignant epithelioid schwannoma arising in a benign schwannoma. A case report
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19850615)55:12<2799::aid-cncr2820551214>3.0.co;2-3