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Ovarian Tumours of the Germinal Epithelium

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Ovarialtumoren

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This paper is largely concerned with exploring our rather scanty knowledge of the natural history of the common epithelial tumours of the ovary and indicating the bearing this has on the investigation of their aetiology.

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  1. Department of Histopathology, St. Mary’s Hospitals, GB-Manchester, UK

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    Gisela Dallenbach-Hellweg (Professor für allgemeine Pathologie und pathologische Anatomie) (Professor für allgemeine Pathologie und pathologische Anatomie)

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Langley, F.A. (1982). Ovarian Tumours of the Germinal Epithelium. In: Dallenbach-Hellweg, G. (eds) Ovarialtumoren. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68462-3_9

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