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10.4103/2278-330X.142993
Epidemiology of primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: A retrospective study
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Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam
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Department of Pathology, Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam
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Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam
*Corresponding author: Dr. Manigreeva Krishnatreya. mani_greeva@yahoo.co.in
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Acknowledgment
The National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research under the Indian Council of Medical Research for providing the technical support towards our cancer registry.
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