Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 146-152 , April 2008

Signet ring cell gastric schwannoma: report of a new distinctive morphological variant

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2006.12.004

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 146-152 , April 2008

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