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. 2020 Jan;39(1):e2-e3.
doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000562.

Peritoneal Carcinomatosis From Yolk Sac Tumor in a Postmenopausal Woman Following Chemotherapy for High-grade Ovarian Serous Carcinoma

Giuseppe Angelico  1 , Angela Santoro, Damiano Arciuolo, Michele Valente, Vittoria Carbone, Anna Fagotti, Giovanni Scambia, Gian Franco Zannoni
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Peritoneal Carcinomatosis From Yolk Sac Tumor in a Postmenopausal Woman Following Chemotherapy for High-grade Ovarian Serous Carcinoma

Giuseppe Angelico et al. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2020 Jan.
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