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Histological diagnosis of acute graft-versus-host disease in different sites of the upper gastrointestinal tract with correlation to endoscopic findings

Andreas Krefta Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lisa Schulzea Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Isabelle Riesb 3 Medical Department, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Mainz, Germany
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Mario Schindeldeckera Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Helmut Neumannc GastroZentrum Lippe, Bad Salzuflen, Germany;d Department of Medicine 1, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Pages 433-439 | Received 18 Jul 2022, Accepted 23 Oct 2022, Published online: 06 Nov 2022

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