A Rarely Seen Hepatic Tumor: Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
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Introduction: Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rarely seen tumor most frequently originating from vascular structures of different regions including liver, followed by stomach, spleen, lung, bone, soft
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تاریخ انتشار 2016