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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Expression of epidermal growth factor receptor, transforming growth factor-α and Ki-67 in relationship to malignant transformation of pleomorphic adenoma

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Pages 1207-1213 | Received 16 Oct 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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