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Gastrointestinal Autonomic Nerve Tumor Presented as a Large Intraabdominal Abscess

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Khorgami, Z., Ebrahimpour, H., Azary, S. et al. Gastrointestinal Autonomic Nerve Tumor Presented as a Large Intraabdominal Abscess. J Gastrointest Canc 44, 102–105 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-012-9434-x

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