Primary Renal Hydatid Cyst: Mis-Interpretation as a Renal Malignancy
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Primary Renal Hydatid Cyst: Mis-Interpretation as a Renal Malignancy
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Parasitology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1738-0006
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2014.52.3.295