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Letters to the Editor
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10.4103/2278-330X.103726
Gorham disease of mandible treated with post-operative radiotherapy
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Departments of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Departments of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
*Corresponding author: Dr. Milind Kumar. drmilindkumar@yahoo.com
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