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Deeply Infiltrating Rectal Endometriosis with Lymph Node Involvement

S. Rafailidis2nd Propedeutical Department of Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.;Hippokration General Hospital, Medical School, Aristotles University of Thessaloniki; Department of Pathology, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.View further author information
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N. Symeonidis2nd Propedeutical Department of Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.;Hippokration General Hospital, Medical School, Aristotles University of Thessaloniki; Department of Pathology, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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K. Ballas2nd Propedeutical Department of Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.;Hippokration General Hospital, Medical School, Aristotles University of Thessaloniki; Department of Pathology, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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K. Psarras2nd Propedeutical Department of Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.;Hippokration General Hospital, Medical School, Aristotles University of Thessaloniki; Department of Pathology, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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T. Pavlidis2nd Propedeutical Department of Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.;Hippokration General Hospital, Medical School, Aristotles University of Thessaloniki; Department of Pathology, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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K. Patsiaoura2nd Propedeutical Department of Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.;Hippokration General Hospital, Medical School, Aristotles University of Thessaloniki; Department of Pathology, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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A. Sakadamis2nd Propedeutical Department of Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.;Hippokration General Hospital, Medical School, Aristotles University of Thessaloniki; Department of Pathology, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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