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Gynaecology

Advanced germ cell malignancies of the ovary: Should neo-adjuvant chemotherapy be the first line of treatment?

A. RaveendranDepartments of Obstetrics and GynaecologyCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. GuptaDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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R. BaggaDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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S. C. SahaDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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S. GainderDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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L. K. DhaliwalDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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F. PatelDepartments of Radiotherapy, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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P. DeyDepartments of Cytology and Gynaecological Pathology
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R. NijhawanDepartments of Cytology and Gynaecological Pathology
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Pages 53-55 | Published online: 02 Feb 2010

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