Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 198-201 , June 2011

Reticular and microcystic schwannoma: a distinctive tumor of the gastrointestinal tract

  • Runjan Chetty, MB, BCh, FRCPath, DPhi

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2010.02.011

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 198-201 , June 2011

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