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An Unusual Case of Gastric Cancer with Bone Marrow Metastases and Embolic Phenomena as Initial Presentation

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA

    Harjot Kaur

  2. Department of Hematology and Oncology, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA

    Appalanaidu Sasapu

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA

    Jeanette Ramos

  4. Department of Hematology and Oncology, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Slot 508, 4301 West Markham, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA

    Rangaswamy Govindarajan

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Kaur, H., Sasapu, A., Ramos, J. et al. An Unusual Case of Gastric Cancer with Bone Marrow Metastases and Embolic Phenomena as Initial Presentation. J Gastrointest Canc 46, 413–416 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-015-9714-3

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