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Carcinoid tumors of the rectum

Case report and review of the literature

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. The Lahey Clinic, Boston, Massachusetts

    Neil W. Swinton M.D. & Arthur N. Freedman M.D.

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Swinton, N.W., Freedman, A.N. Carcinoid tumors of the rectum. Dis Colon Rectum 3, 189–193 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02616553

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