Adenosquamous carcinoma of the colon presenting with hypercalcemia
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Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Colon
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19870901)60:5<1111::aid-cncr2820600532>3.0.co;2-1