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CASE REPORT: Rapid Four-Month Growth of an Early-Stage Adenocarcinoma of the Colon with Neuroendocrine Characteristics

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Maruko Central and General Hospital, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

    Shigetoshi Hosaka, Kenji Matsuzawa, Kazutoshi Maruyama & Kendo Kiyosawa

  2. Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Sciences, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

    Hiroyoshi Ota

  3. Department of Endoscopy, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

    Taiji Akamatsu

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Hosaka, S., Matsuzawa, K., Maruyama, K. et al. CASE REPORT: Rapid Four-Month Growth of an Early-Stage Adenocarcinoma of the Colon with Neuroendocrine Characteristics. Dig Dis Sci 48, 295–298 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021923325881

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