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Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the Stomach with Incidental Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)—A Rare Synchrony of Two Tumors

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  1. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Nihar R. Dash

  2. Department of Radio-Diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Ishrat Afshan

  3. Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Aanchal Kakkar, Rakesh K. Gupta & Vaishali Suri

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Kakkar, A., Gupta, R.K., Dash, N.R. et al. Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the Stomach with Incidental Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)—A Rare Synchrony of Two Tumors. J Gastrointest Canc 45 (Suppl 1), 120–124 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-014-9581-3

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