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Pleural mesothelioma. Morphological characteristics of 17 cases
J Ryś1, L Kołodziejski, A Gruchała
1Center of Oncology, M. Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Institute, Cracow Branch.
Abstract:
Pleural mesotheliomas are rare tumors. Thus, only few reports are based on a material sufficient for reviewing the whole spectrum of pathomorphological features. This has stimulated this review of morphological characteristics of 17 pleural mesotheliomas.
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