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Metastasis from Choriocarcinoma of the Mediastinum Producing Acute Appendicitis

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Ramia, J.M., Alcalde, J., Dhimes, P. et al. Metastasis from Choriocarcinoma of the Mediastinum Producing Acute Appendicitis. Dig Dis Sci 43, 332–334 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018806422490

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