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Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Head and Neck: CT and MR Imaging Findings

S.-W. Park, H.-J. Kim, J.H. Lee and Y.-H. Ko
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2009, 30 (1) 71-76; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1317
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