Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 212-216 , June 2007

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor arising from anorectum: correlation of imprint cytology and radiologic imaging

  • Nobuzo Iwa, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Kashiwara, Osaka 582-0008, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. +81 729 72 0885; fax: +81 729 70 2120.
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  • Ken Shiozaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, NTT West Osaka Hospital, Osaka 543-8922, Japan
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  • Hikaru Izawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Osaka 582-0008, Japan
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  • Masashi Baba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Osaka 582-0008, Japan
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  • Toshio Kanai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Osaka 582-0008, Japan
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  • Yasushi Kobayashi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Higashisumiyoshi Morimoto Hospital, Osaka 546-0014, Japan
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  • Tadao K. Kobayashi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, Imperial Gift Foundation Inc, Ritto, Shiga 520-3046, Japan
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  • Motohisa Takami, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Morinomiya Clinic, Osaka 537-0025, Japan

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2006.08.002

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 212-216 , June 2007

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