Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: an unusual autopsy finding in pregnancy
Michell Frank Alves de Oliveira; Maria Aparecida Marchesan Rodrigues
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Submitted date:
01/21/2021
Accepted date:
03/17/2021
Publication date:
04/20/2021