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Original Article

Desmoid tumors
A clinical review of 30 patients with more than 20 years’ follow-up

B P Mikael Dalén Gothenburg Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Goteborg, Sweden
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Peter Bergh Gothenburg Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Goteborg, Sweden
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Björn Gunterberg Gothenburg Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Goteborg, Sweden
Pages 455-459 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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