Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 139-144 , January 2010

Clonal evidence for the progression of a testicular germ cell tumor to angiosarcoma

Received 17 April 2009 ,Revised 23 June 2009 ,Accepted 6 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.08.001

Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 139-144 , January 2010

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