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Protein-Losing Enteropathy in a Post-partum Female Secondary to Metastatic Melanoma of the Gut: Report of a Case

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Ali Raza, Wajeeha Yousaf & Emily Muntel

  2. Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Kashif Ahmed & Richard P. Rood

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Jiang Wang

  4. University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 231 Albert B. Sabin Way, MSB 6363, PO Box 670595, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0595, USA

    Ali Raza

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Raza, A., Yousaf, W., Ahmed, K. et al. Protein-Losing Enteropathy in a Post-partum Female Secondary to Metastatic Melanoma of the Gut: Report of a Case. J Gastrointest Canc 43 (Suppl 1), 148–150 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-011-9333-6

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