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Giant sigmoid lipoma covered by a villous adenoma

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  1. Chirurgia Generale II, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Ospedale Binaghi, Cagliari, Italy

    Fabio Capra, Luigi Zorcolo, Francesco Scintu & Giuseppe Casula

  2. Unità Operativa di Anatomia Patologica, Ospedale “R. Binaghi”, Cagliari, Italy

    Roberto Mascia

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Capra, F., Zorcolo, L., Scintu, F. et al. Giant sigmoid lipoma covered by a villous adenoma. Int J Colorectal Dis 22, 563–564 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-005-0754-1

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