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Recurrent Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Mary E. Huerter, Rasheed Hammadeh, Quan Zhou and Adam I. Riker
Ochsner Journal September 2014, 14 (3) 441-444;
Mary E. Huerter
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Rasheed Hammadeh
Department of Pathology, Advocate Cancer Institute, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL
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Quan Zhou
Department of Pathology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Adam I. Riker
Department of Surgery, Advocate Cancer Institute, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL
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