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Unusual Case of Primary Adenocarcinoma of the Small Bowel and Lung Occurring in a Patient: a Case Report and Review of Literature

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  1. Division of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University Hospital, 3655 Vista Ave. West Pavilion Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    Meron Tesfay

  2. Division of Pathology, Saint Louis University Hospital, 3655 Vista Ave. West Pavilion Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    D. Ding Xianzhong

  3. Division of Hematology and Oncology, Saint Louis University Hospital, 3655 Vista Ave. West Pavilion Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    Nishant Poddar

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Tesfay, M., Xianzhong, D.D. & Poddar, N. Unusual Case of Primary Adenocarcinoma of the Small Bowel and Lung Occurring in a Patient: a Case Report and Review of Literature. J Gastrointest Canc 46, 80–84 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-014-9677-9

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