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Haemangioendothelioma in a preterm infant associated with highly elevated alpha-fetoprotein

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AFP :

alpha-fetoprotein

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  1. Kinderklinik und Kinderpoliklinik der Universität, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 2, D-97080, Würzburg, Germany

    T. Lehrnbecher, G. Frauendienst-Egger, L. Schrod & H. -B. von Stockhausen

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Germany

    A. Marx

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Kiel, Germany

    D. Harms

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Lehrnbecher, T., Frauendienst-Egger, G., Schrod, L. et al. Haemangioendothelioma in a preterm infant associated with highly elevated alpha-fetoprotein. Eur J Pediatr 155, 423–424 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01955281

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