Mature Teratoma of the Mesentery with High Serum Carcino-Embryonic Antigen and Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9: A Case Report
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0386-9768,1348-9372
DOI: 10.5833/jjgs.38.690