Primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the chest wall (Askin tumour): CT and roentgenographic findings in a 51-year-old male
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Medicine
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0954-6111
DOI: 10.1016/0954-6111(95)90140-x