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Large Cell Variant Ovarian Small Cell Carcinoma: Case Report

Giuseppe Donato Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD,
Francesco Conforti Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
, MD,
Valeria Zuccalà Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
, MD,
Carmen Cosco Department of Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
, MD,
Costanza Laratta Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
, Mlt,
Ida Perrotta Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
, PhD,
Sandro Tripepi Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
, PhD &
Andrea Amorosi Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
, MD show all
Pages 206-210 | Received 24 Jun 2008, Accepted 05 Aug 2008, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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