Wheat Grass Juice in Thalassemia LETTERS TO THE EDITOR INDIAN PEDIATRICS
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INDIAN PEDIATRICS 79 VOLUME 43JANUARY 17, 2006 Lipoblastomas are circumscribed while lipoblastomatosis is diffuse and infiltrative. It is important to completely excise the tumor to avoid leaving residual tumor and to prevent recurrences which mostly occur within 2 years. Confusion with myxoid liposarcoma, well-differentiated liposarcoma, and typical lipomas may occur. Anup Mohta, Ritesh K. Anand, Department of Surgery, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital and University, College of Medical Sciences, Delhi 110 096, India. E-mail: [email protected]
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