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Isolated Portal Venous Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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    John Mutai, Twahirwa Nebayosi, Joyce Sande & M. V. Shah

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Mutai, J., Nebayosi, T., Sande, J. et al. Isolated Portal Venous Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Gastrointest Canc 48, 80–82 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-016-9805-9

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