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Abrikossoff Cell Tumor of the Esophagus: Case Presentation of a Rare Endoscopic Entity and Review of Literature

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, 401 Military General Hospital of Athens, Mesogeion Avenue 138 & Katechaki Str, Athens, 11525, Greece

    Michalis Galanopoulos, Christos Liatsos & Evangelos Kalafatis

  2. Department of Pathology, 401 Military General Hospital of Athens, Mesogeion Avenue 138 & Katechaki Str, Athens, 11525, Greece

    Georgios Nakos

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Galanopoulos, M., Liatsos, C., Nakos, G. et al. Abrikossoff Cell Tumor of the Esophagus: Case Presentation of a Rare Endoscopic Entity and Review of Literature. J Gastrointest Canc 46, 87–89 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-015-9683-6

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