Polish Journal of Pathology
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Case report

Thoracic SMARCA4-deficient undifferentiated tumour – a case of an aggressive neoplasm

Gizem Teoman
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  1. Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Trabzon, Turkey
Pol J Pathol 2025; 76 (1): 70-74
Online publish date: 2025/04/11
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