Testicular hamartomas and epididymal tumor in a Cowden disease: A case report

Case Reports in Medicine

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Rasalkar, Darshana D ^a   Paunipagar, Bhawan K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84890453768     PISSN: 16879627     EISSN: 16879635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/135029     Document Type: Article

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