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A Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Presenting as an Emergency: a Case Report

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    Konstantinos Bouliaris, Aikaterini Michopoulou, Konstantinos Spanos, Vassilios Simopoulos, Ioannis Bolanis & Stylianos Germanos

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Bouliaris, K., Michopoulou, A., Spanos, K. et al. A Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Presenting as an Emergency: a Case Report. J Gastrointest Canc 43 (Suppl 1), 178–180 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-011-9358-x

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