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Research Article

Granulomatous Inflammatory Reaction in Human Gastric Adenocarcinomas: A Light and Electron Microscopy Study

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Pages 269-273 | Received 22 Apr 2009, Accepted 18 Jun 2009, Published online: 20 Nov 2009

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