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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA

    Nina Nandy

  2. Department of Hematology-Oncology, Medical Oncology and Blood Disorders, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA

    Wendy Garvin, Joel S. Silver & Constantin A. Dasanu

  3. Department of Pathology, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA

    Thalia L. Mesologites

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    Nina Nandy

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Nandy, N., Garvin, W., Mesologites, T.L. et al. Desmoid Tumor Mimicking GIST Recurrence. J Gastrointest Canc 45 (Suppl 1), 125–128 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-014-9592-0

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