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Case Reports

Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Tongue. Report of a Pediatric Case and Review of the Literature

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Pages 117-125 | Received 22 Jul 2017, Accepted 26 Jul 2017, Published online: 16 Jan 2018

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