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Multicentric Jejunal and Omental GIST with an Unusual Clinical Presentation—A Case Report

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College Thrissur, Mulamkunnathukavu, Thrissur, Pincode 680596, Kerala, India

    Abid Iqbal, Fadl H. Veerankutty, M. S. Sulfekar & T. B. Culas

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Iqbal, A., Veerankutty, F.H., Sulfekar, M.S. et al. Multicentric Jejunal and Omental GIST with an Unusual Clinical Presentation—A Case Report. Indian J Surg Oncol 5, 78–80 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-014-0292-9

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