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Damjanov, I., Kunac, N. (2018). Germ Cell Tumors of Mediastinum. In: Allen, T.C., Suster, S. (eds) Pathology of the Pleura and Mediastinum. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66796-6_21
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