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01-07-2005 | Letter to the Editor

Epithelioid hemangiosarcoma of the rectum

Authors: Irene Hinterseher, Steffen Pistorius, Christian Zietz, Hendrik Bergert

Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease | Issue 4/2005

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Title: Epithelioid hemangiosarcoma of the rectum
Authors: Irene Hinterseher
Steffen Pistorius
Christian Zietz
Hendrik Bergert
Publication date: 01-07-2005
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease / Issue 4/2005
Print ISSN: 0179-1958
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1262
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-004-0673-6

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