Unusual case of colorectal carcinoma with sarcoid-like mediastinal adenopathy and near-fatal DPD deficiency
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Journal of Oncology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2518-8704
DOI: 10.4102/sajo.v5i0.160