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CLINICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND PATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN FOUR CHILDREN WITH GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS OF THE STOMACH

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Pages 209-219 | Received 08 Jun 2006, Accepted 06 Nov 2006, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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