Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma with intracranial extension: Report of two cases with literature review
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0973-1482
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.165878