A 47-year-old female with primary hepatoid adenocarcinoma in the pelvic retroperitoneum.
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SUBMITTER: Wang T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10498198 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep
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A 47-year-old female with primary hepatoid adenocarcinoma in the pelvic retroperitoneum.
Wang Tao T Li Weihua W Wang Zhenchang Z Wei Xuan X
Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery 20230824 9
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