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A Rare Case of Canine Metastatic Spermatocytic Tumor without Sarcomatous and Anaplastic Variants Cover

A Rare Case of Canine Metastatic Spermatocytic Tumor without Sarcomatous and Anaplastic Variants

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|Jul 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2021-0021 | Journal eISSN: 1820-7448 | Journal ISSN: 0567-8315
Language: English
Page range: 239 - 246
Submitted on: Apr 18, 2021
Accepted on: Jun 4, 2021
Published on: Jul 12, 2021
Published by: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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© 2021 Eun-Joo Lee, Jae-Hyuk Yim, Myung-Jin Chung, Jin-Kyu Park, Il-Hwa Hong, Kyu-Shik Jeong, published by University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
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