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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2018; 07(01): 04-10
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_10_18
Letter to the Editor

A large cystic gastrointestinal stromal tumor within lesser sac: A diagnostic dilemma

Anup Sunil Tamhankar
Department of Surgical Oncology, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
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Tanuja Anup Tamhankar
Department of Surgical Oncology, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
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