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CASE REPORT: Adenocarcinoma Within a Diverticulum: A Common Tumor Arising in an Uncommon Location

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Bellows, C.F., Haque, S. CASE REPORT: Adenocarcinoma Within a Diverticulum: A Common Tumor Arising in an Uncommon Location. Dig Dis Sci 47, 2758–2759 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021013423752

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