Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2011; 17(42): 4729-4733
Published online Nov 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i42.4729
Neuroendocrine and squamous colonic composite carcinoma: Case report with molecular analysis
Sabrina C Wentz, Cindy Vnencak-Jones, William V Chopp
Sabrina C Wentz, Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-2561, United States
Cindy Vnencak-Jones, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-2561, United States
William V Chopp, Department of Pathology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-2561, United States
Author contributions: Wentz SC is the manuscript author and contributed 90% of the manuscript text and all photomicrographs; Vnencak-Jones C and Chopp WV contributed equally to the paper with histopathologic and molecular data interpretation and manuscript supervision.
Supported by Intradepartmental funds through Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Pathology for resident career development
Correspondence to: Sabrina C Wentz, MD, Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Ave S., CC3322 Nashville, TN 37232-0011, United States. sabrina.c.wentz@vanderbilt.edu
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Received: July 18, 2010
Revised: January 24, 2011
Accepted: January 31, 2011
Published online: November 14, 2011
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