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Gynaecology Case Reports

Extraovarian yolk sac tumour in an elderly woman with an endometrioid-like pattern concurrent with a hepatoid component

A. D'antonioAUO San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, Pathologic Anatomy and Oncology, SalernoCorrespondence[email protected]
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L. SparanoASL SA, Hospital Scarlato, Pathologic Anatomy, Scafati
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M. AddessoASL SA, Hospital Scarlato, Pathologic Anatomy, Scafati
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B. AngrisaniUniversity of Medicine, Pathologic Anatomy, Rome, Italy
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S. CasseseAUO San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, Pathologic Anatomy and Oncology, Salerno
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P. AngrisaniAUO San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, Pathologic Anatomy and Oncology, Salerno
Pages 530-532 | Published online: 06 Jul 2010

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