The unexpected presence of a huge cystic hygroma with thanatophoric dysplasia type I: a case report
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Thanatophoric Dysplasia; a Rare Case Report on a Congenital Anomaly
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2154-4751
DOI: 10.17077/2154-4751.1271