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Intratumoral HER2 heterogeneity in early gastric carcinomas: potential bias in therapeutic management

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  1. Department of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age “Gaetano Barresi”, Unit of Pathological Anatomy, University of Messina, A.O.U. Polyclinic G.Martino, 98125, Messina, Italy

    Antonio Ieni, Roberta Cardia, Maria Lentini & Giovanni Tuccari

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A.I. and G.T.: designed the study and edited the manuscript.

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Ieni, A., Cardia, R., Lentini, M. et al. Intratumoral HER2 heterogeneity in early gastric carcinomas: potential bias in therapeutic management. Virchows Arch 474, 401–402 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-018-2502-2

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