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The Contributions of Electron Microscopy in the Diagnosis and Histogenesis of Controversial Neoplasms

  • G. Richard Dickersin
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    Corresponding author: Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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    Head of Diagnostic Electron Microscopy Unit, and Associate Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30946-6
The Contributions of Electron Microscopy in the Diagnosis and Histogenesis of Controversial Neoplasms
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