Metastatic Gallbladder Cancer Masquerading as Primary Colon Malignancy
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2378-3656
DOI: 10.23937/2378-3656/1410024