Gastroenterology
Volume 131, Issue 5 , Pages 1631-1634 , November 2006

The Serrated Polyp Comes of Age

  • Gregory Y. Lauwers

      Affiliations

    • Gastrointestinal Pathology Service, Pathology Department, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Daniel C. Chung

      Affiliations

    • Gastrointestinal Unit and Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Daniel C. Chung, MD, GRJ 825, Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Blossom Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114.fax: (617) 726-5895.

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.09.035

Gastroenterology
Volume 131, Issue 5 , Pages 1631-1634 , November 2006

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