Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Page 306 , April 2010

Breast carcinoma presenting as linitis plastica

  • G. Brandi

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology “L. & A. Seragnoli” S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, via Massarenti 9, Bologna, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • E. Campadelli

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Oncology “Felice Addarii”, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, viale Ercolani 4/2, Bologna, Italy
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  • E. Nobili

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology “L. & A. Seragnoli” S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, via Massarenti 9, Bologna, Italy
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  • O. Leone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, via Massarenti 9, Bologna, Italy

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doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2009.06.020

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