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Activity of Angiogenesis Inhibitors in Metastatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: A Case Report

Sumit Gaur, Alireza Torabi and Thomas J O’Neill
Cancer Biology & Medicine June 2012, 9 (2) 133-136; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.2095-3941.2012.02.010

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