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Primary Splenic Angiosarcoma with Liver Metastasis Caused by Malign Transformation of Hemangioma: A Case Report and Literature Review

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    Hasan Sözel

  2. Department of Nephrology, Antalya Atatürk State Hospital, Antalya, Turkey

    Fatih Yılmaz

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Sözel, H., Yılmaz, F. Primary Splenic Angiosarcoma with Liver Metastasis Caused by Malign Transformation of Hemangioma: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Gastrointest Canc 52, 1086–1089 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-020-00550-5

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