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An unusual cancer involving the rectum: two cases of localized primary peritoneal carcinoma mimicking rectal carcinoma

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  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Jinnie S. Y. Pang & Min Hoe Chew

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Liying Yang & Ghee Kheng Chew

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Pang, J.S.Y., Yang, L., Chew, G. et al. An unusual cancer involving the rectum: two cases of localized primary peritoneal carcinoma mimicking rectal carcinoma. Int J Colorectal Dis 31, 717–718 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-015-2211-0

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