Giant apocrine hidrocystoma of the scrotum: An uncommon benign tumor at an exceptional site
By: Mirsad Dorić and Nina Čamdžić
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Language: English
Page range: 69 - 72
Submitted on: Oct 29, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 11, 2025
Published on: Mar 10, 2026
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