Spontaneous regression of pulmonary leiomyomas during pregnancy
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197701)39:1<314::aid-cncr2820390148>3.0.co;2-n