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2/2026
vol. 23
Letter to the Editor
Incidentally detected solitary fibrous tumor: from inconclusive biopsy to the definitive surgical resection
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Warmia-Masuria Center for Lung Diseases, Olsztyn, Poland
Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 192-194
Data publikacji online: 2026/07/21
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