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Spontaneous Regression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma—a Case Report

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    Mohamed Aftab Alam & Debasish Das

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Alam, M.A., Das, D. Spontaneous Regression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma—a Case Report. J Gastrointest Canc 48, 194–197 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-016-9812-x

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