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Recurrent Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Arising from the Small Bowel Mesentery: A Case Report

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    Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Charis Kyriakides, Ruwan A. Weerakkody, Rada Ahma, Gordon Buchanan, Charles Lowdell & Long R. Jiao

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Panagiotopoulos, N., Kyriakides, C., Weerakkody, R.A. et al. Recurrent Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Arising from the Small Bowel Mesentery: A Case Report. J Gastrointest Canc 43, 175–177 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-011-9357-y

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Keywords

  • Liposarcoma
  • Superior Mesenteric Vein
  • Myxoid Liposarcoma
  • Small Bowel Mesentery
  • Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma