Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 161-169 , August 2006

Granulomas in the liver

  • David E. Kleiner, MD, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: David E. Kleiner, MD, PhD, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Building 10, Room 2N212, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1516, Bethesda, MD 20892.

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