Ghost tumor: an inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver.
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Bruno Rosa, MD1 Pedro Moutinho-Ribeiro, MD2 José M. Pereira, MD3 Daniel Fonseca, MD4 Joanne Lopes, MD5 Isabel Amendoeira, MD5 José Cotter, MD1 1Department of Gastroenterology, Alto Ave Hospital Center, Guimarães, Portugal; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Arrábida Hospital, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal; 3Department of Radiology, São João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal; 4Department of Radiology, Arrábida Hospital, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal; 5Department of Pathology, São João University Hospital, Porto, Portugal
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Gastroenterology & hepatology
دوره 8 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012