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A Case of Gastrointestinal Bleeding due to Duodenal Metastasis from a Testicular Choriocarcinoma

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY, 11554, USA

    Magdalene Vardaros, Kaleem Rizvon, Paul Mustacchia, Vikas Garg, Jaspreet Singh & Ghulam Siddiqui

  2. Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY, 11554, USA

    Miral Subhani

  3. Department of Oncology, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY, 11554, USA

    Vladimir Gotlieb

  4. Department of Pathology, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY, 11554, USA

    Lester Freedman

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Vardaros, M., Subhani, M., Rizvon, K. et al. A Case of Gastrointestinal Bleeding due to Duodenal Metastasis from a Testicular Choriocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Canc 44, 234–237 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-012-9433-y

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