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CASE REPORT: Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma in a Pediatric Patient Mimicking Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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  1. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Cynthia Oberto

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Kathleen B. Schwarz & Maria Oliva-Hemker

  3. Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Elias Zambidis

  4. Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Andrew B. Campbell

  5. Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Charles Paidas

  6. Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Belair, Maryland, USA

    Kenneth Lindyberg

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Oberto, C., Schwarz, K.B., Zambidis, E. et al. CASE REPORT: Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma in a Pediatric Patient Mimicking Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Dig Dis Sci 49, 434–437 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:DDAS.0000020498.50909.54

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