Unsuspected primary hepatic angiosarcoma associated with portal vein thrombosis complicating cirrhosis
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Portal vein thrombosis in patients with cirrhosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Liver Transplantation
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1053/jlts.2002.33276