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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2014; 35(01): 121-122
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.133741
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Multifocal Jejuno-ileal carcinoma in a 7-year-old boy with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: A rare occurence

Richa Ranjan
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Devajit Nath
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Santosh Dey
Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Sudheer Arava
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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