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Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Female Genital Tract: A Clinicopathological Study of Two Cases with Review of Literature

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    Umashankar Prakasam, A. K. Khader Hussain, P. P. Ansar, S. Ayyappan, Vikas Mahajan & Ganpathy Ramanan

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Prakasam, U., Hussain, A.K.K., Ansar, P.P. et al. Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Female Genital Tract: A Clinicopathological Study of Two Cases with Review of Literature. Indian J Surg Oncol 4, 399–402 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-013-0276-1

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