Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 1 , Pages 169-174 , January 2005

Endosonographic diagnosis of recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumors associated with Carney’s syndrome

  • Michael T. Lipcan III

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • David E. Loren

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Juan P. Palazzo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Marluce Bibbo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Anthony J. Dimarino

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Sidney Cohen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprint to: Sidney Cohen, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Director of Research Programs, Thomas Jefferson University, 132 South 10th Street, 480 Main Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-5244. fax: (215) 503-2527.
    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Received 2 May 2004 ,Accepted 7 October 2004.

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.10.042

Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 1 , Pages 169-174 , January 2005

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