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. 2012 Dec 15;186(12):1210-2.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201205-0848OE.

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: calling it what it is: a low-grade, destructive, metastasizing neoplasm

Francis X McCormack  1 , William D Travis, Thomas V Colby, Elizabeth P Henske, Joel Moss
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Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: calling it what it is: a low-grade, destructive, metastasizing neoplasm

Francis X McCormack et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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