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Original Article

Mesenchymal–Epithelial Differentiation of Adamantinoma of Long Bones: An Immunohistochemical and Ultrastructural Study

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Pages 23-30 | Received 12 Aug 2011, Accepted 06 Oct 2011, Published online: 02 Feb 2012

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