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A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour in Pregnancy Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Worthing Hospital, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 2DH, UK

    U. Parampalli, C. Crossland, J. Longley & M. Sayegh

  2. Department of Histopathology, Worthing Hospital, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 2DH, UK

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Parampalli, U., Crossland, C., Longley, J. et al. A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour in Pregnancy Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. J Gastrointest Canc 43 (Suppl 1), 80–83 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-011-9360-3

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