Epithelioid trophoblastic tumour: a report of two cases
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2015 Vol 7 No 1 South Afr J Gynaecol Oncol Elhassan MMA,1 FCRadOnc, MMedRadOnc, Radiation Oncologist Wu H-T,2 FCPathAnat, MMed, Senior Consultant Van Wijk AL,3 FFRAD(T), Senior Consultant Radiation Oncology Department, National Cancer Institute, University of Gezira, Wad Madani, Sudan Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape Town Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape Town Correspondence to: Moawia Mohammed Ali Elhassan, e-mail: [email protected]
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