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Primary Gastric Leiomyosarcoma: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

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  1. Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

    Rajat Garg

  2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA

    Ahmed AlRajjal

  3. Departement of Surgery, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA

    Richard Berri

  4. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA

    Mohammed Barawi

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Garg, R., AlRajjal, A., Berri, R. et al. Primary Gastric Leiomyosarcoma: a Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Gastrointest Canc 51, 335–340 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-019-00269-y

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