Ovarian fibrothecoma mimicking ovarian cancer: Using laparoscopy to avoid unnecessary exploratory laparotomy
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عنوان ژورنال: Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1028-4559
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2019.09.026