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Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma of the Lung: A Case Report and Literature Review

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RB and MM contributed equally to this work. All authors approved the final work. The authors declare no conflicting interests.

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  1. Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco

    Maha Mokrim, Mouna Kairaouani & Hassan Errihani

  2. Department of Oncology/Radiotherapy, CHU Med VI, Marrakech, Morocco

    Rhizlane Belbaraka & Ali Tahri

  3. Department of Pathology, CHU, Rabat, Morocco

    M. Allaoui & N. Mahassini

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Mokrim, M., Belbaraka, R., Allaoui, M. et al. Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma of the Lung: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Gastrointest Canc 43 (Suppl 1), 125–127 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-011-9318-5

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