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An unusual presentation of neuroendocrine tumor of the small bowel

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  1. Unit of Endocrine, Digestive and Emergency Surgery, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University Hospital Policlinico of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy

    Michele Tedeschi, Giuseppe Piccinni, Germana Lissidini, Angela Gurrado, Ilaria Fabiola Franco, Alessandro De Luca & Mario Testini

  2. Unit of Pathology, Department of Pathology, University Medical School of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy

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Tedeschi, M., Piccinni, G., Lissidini, G. et al. An unusual presentation of neuroendocrine tumor of the small bowel. Updates Surg 65, 321–323 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-012-0161-4

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