Primary Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor Containing an Angiosarcomatous Component
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Hepatic angiosarcomatous transformation of a mediastinal germinal cell tumor
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0003-4975
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.101