Pseudomyxoma extraperitonei of ovarian origin mimicking a psoas abscess
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Malignant Psoas abscess or pseudomyxoma extraperitonei.
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عنوان ژورنال: Gynecological Surgery
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1613-2076,1613-2084
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-010-0551-x