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A Rare Entity of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour Arising from a Meckel’s Diverticulum: a Case Report

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    Kshitij Manerikar, Iqbal Ali, Chandradip Patil, Mirat Dholakia & Pratham Mody

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Manerikar, K., Ali, I., Patil, C. et al. A Rare Entity of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour Arising from a Meckel’s Diverticulum: a Case Report. J Gastrointest Canc 49, 351–354 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-017-9920-2

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