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Rupture of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a Tale of 20 Cases from a Tertiary Care Center in Northern India

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  1. Department of Hepatology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

    Srimanta Kumar Sahu, S. Taneja, R. K. Dhiman, Y. K. Chawla, A. Duseja & V. Singh

  2. PGIMER and Dr. R.M.L. Hospital, New Delhi, 110001, India

    Srimanta Kumar Sahu

  3. Department of Radio Diagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

    N. Kalra

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Sahu, S.K., Taneja, S., Kalra, N. et al. Rupture of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a Tale of 20 Cases from a Tertiary Care Center in Northern India. J Gastrointest Canc 50, 596–600 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-018-0063-x

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