Focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver
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of terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided article is properly cited. a Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine – David Geffen School of Medicine – University of California, Los Angeles/CA – USA. b Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine – Weill Cornell Medical College, New York/NY – USA. c Department of Internal Medicine – Hospital Universitário – Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP – Brazil. Focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver
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