Portal Vein Thrombosis: The Overlooked Association between Pancreatic Cancer and PVT
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عنوان ژورنال: Oncology & Cancer Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2471-8556
DOI: 10.4172/2471-8556.10001278