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Anatomical Pathology

Micropapillary urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a clinicopathological analysis of 72 cases

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Pages 650-654 | Received 30 Apr 2010, Accepted 19 Jul 2010, Published online: 17 Nov 2010

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