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Aggressive primary hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: a case report and literature review

Mehdi Afrit, Meher Nasri, Soumaya Labidi, Nesrine Mejri, Houda El Benna and Hamouda Boussen
Cancer Biology & Medicine May 2017, 14 (2) 187-190; DOI: https://doi.org/10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2016.0105
Mehdi Afrit
1Medical Oncology Department, Abderahman Mami Hospital, Ariana 2080, Tunisia
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Soumaya Labidi
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