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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2009; 15(33): 4204-4208
Published online Sep 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4204
Published online Sep 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4204
Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma of the liver infiltrating the inferior vena cava
Yoshito Tomimaru, Hiroaki Nagano, Shigeru Marubashi, Shogo Kobayashi, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yutaka Takeda, Masahiro Tanemura, Toru Kitagawa, Yuichiro Doki, Masaki Mori, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Osaka, Japan
Koji Umeshita, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Osaka, Japan
Nobuyuki Hashimoto, Hideki Yoshikawa, Department of Orthopaedics, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Osaka, Japan
Kenichi Wakasa, Department of Pathology, Osaka City University Hospital, 1-5-7 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, 545-8585, Osaka, Japan
Author contributions: Tomimaru Y was responsible for the review of the literature and initial preparation of the paper; Marubashi S, Kobayashi S, Eguchi H, Takeda Y, Tanemura M, Kitagawa T, Umeshita K, Hashimoto N and Yoshikawa H supported the preparation; Wakasa K decided the histopathological diagnosis; Nagano H, Doki Y and Mori M prepared the final version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Hiroaki Nagano MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka E-2, Suita, 565-0871, Osaka, Japan. hnagano@surg2.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
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Received: April 17, 2009
Revised: August 3, 2009
Accepted: August 10, 2009
Published online: September 7, 2009
Revised: August 3, 2009
Accepted: August 10, 2009
Published online: September 7, 2009
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