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Letter to the Editor
doi:
10.4103/sajc.sajc_10_18
A large cystic gastrointestinal stromal tumor within lesser sac: A diagnostic dilemma
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Department of Surgical Oncology, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
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Department of Surgical Oncology, Novo Life Cancer Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra
*Corresponding author: Dr. Anup Sunil Tamhankar. tamhankaranup@gmail.com
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Acknowledgment
We would like to thank Dr. Sonali Deshmukh, MD. Department of Radiology, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Dr. Sheetal Biradar, MD. Department of Pathology, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India Novo Life Cancer Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
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