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Mediastinal fetal rhabdomyoma in nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome: a case report and review of the literature

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Yang, S., Zhao, C., Zhang, Y. et al. Mediastinal fetal rhabdomyoma in nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. Virchows Arch 459, 235–238 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-011-1108-8

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