Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix with inguinal node metastases
Ricardo Vaz-Pereira; Rita Marques; Urânia Fernandes; Ana Monteiro; João Pinto-de-Sousa
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Submitted date:
07/11/2021
Accepted date:
09/14/2021
Publication date:
11/12/2021