Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 6 , Pages 427-432 , December 2007

Metastatic colon cancer mimicking Crohn's disease

  • Takahiro Zenda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa Social Insurance Hospital, Kanazawa 920-8610, Japan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, KKR Hokuriku Hospital, Kanazawa 921-8035, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa Social Insurance Hospital, Kanazawa 920-8610, Japan. Tel.: +81 76 252 2200; fax: +81 76 253 5074.
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  • Keizo Taniguchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kanazawa Social Insurance Hospital, Kanazawa 920-8610, Japan
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  • Tetsuo Hashimoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kanazawa Social Insurance Hospital, Kanazawa 920-8610, Japan
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  • Yasuo Takeshita, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kanazawa Social Insurance Hospital, Kanazawa 920-8610, Japan
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  • Syuichi Choto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kanazawa Social Insurance Hospital, Kanazawa 920-8610, Japan
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  • Takaharu Masunaga, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, KKR Hokuriku Hospital, Kanazawa 921-8035, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Minato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan

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PII: S1092-9134(07)00052-4

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.04.003

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 11, Issue 6 , Pages 427-432 , December 2007

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