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Extraocular Muscle Metastasis from Esophageal Carcinoma: an Atypical and Rare Presentation

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10305, USA

    Nishitha Thumallapally & Sandy El-Bitar

  2. Department of Hematology/Oncology, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USA

    Farhan Mohammad & Jean Paul Atallah

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Thumallapally, N., El-Bitar, S., Mohammad, F. et al. Extraocular Muscle Metastasis from Esophageal Carcinoma: an Atypical and Rare Presentation. J Gastrointest Canc 49, 211–213 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-016-9887-4

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