A case of metastatic testicular germ-cell tumor with rhabdomyosarcoma successfully treated with germ-cell tumor-oriented chemotherapy
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عنوان ژورنال: International Cancer Conference Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2192-3183
DOI: 10.1007/s13691-011-0010-1