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Appendiceal carcinoid tumors: a plea for critical reporting

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Mishra, P.R., Stringer, M.D. Appendiceal carcinoid tumors: a plea for critical reporting. Pediatr Surg Int 36, 539–540 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-019-04608-9

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