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International Journal of Colorectal Disease

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01-12-2013 | Letter to the Editor

Four cases of carcinoid tumour in Crohn’s disease: coincidence or correlation?

Authors: Chiara Praticò, Fernando Rizzello, Giulia Spuri Fornarini, Andrea Calafiore, Carlo Calabrese, Massimo Campieri, Paola Tomassetti, Paolo Gionchetti

Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease | Issue 12/2013

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Title: Four cases of carcinoid tumour in Crohn’s disease: coincidence or correlation?
Authors: Chiara Praticò
Fernando Rizzello
Giulia Spuri Fornarini
Andrea Calafiore
Carlo Calabrese
Massimo Campieri
Paola Tomassetti
Paolo Gionchetti
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Journal of Colorectal Disease / Issue 12/2013
Print ISSN: 0179-1958
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1262
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-013-1732-7

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