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Clear Cell Cancer of the Liver Presenting with Pathological Humeral Fracture: a Case Report

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Hanna, M.S., Das, D. Clear Cell Cancer of the Liver Presenting with Pathological Humeral Fracture: a Case Report. J Gastrointest Canc 46, 434–437 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-015-9722-3

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