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An Immunohistochemical Study of a Primary Signet-Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater: a Case Report

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Terada, T. An Immunohistochemical Study of a Primary Signet-Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater: a Case Report. J Gastrointest Canc 44, 463–465 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-012-9469-z

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