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Chapter 7 - Fibromas and benign fibrous histiocytomas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2016

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Markku Miettinen
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Markku Miettinen
Markku Miettinen
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National Cancer Institute, Maryland
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Modern Soft Tissue Pathology
Tumors and Non-Neoplastic Conditions
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