Thymic carcinoid. A histologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural study of 12 cases
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19840201)53:3<475::aid-cncr2820530318>3.0.co;2-w