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Chapter 5 - ♂♀Ovarian Epithelial–Stromal Tumors and Similar Lesions in the Testis

from Section 2 - Ovary and Testis: Similarities and Differences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2019

Maria Rosaria Raspollini
Affiliation:
University Hospital Careggi, Florence
Antonio Lopez-Beltran
Affiliation:
Cordoba University Medical School
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Gynecologic and Urologic Pathology
Similarities, Differences and Challenges
, pp. 62 - 83
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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