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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2007; 13(42): 5659-5661
Published online Nov 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i42.5659
Invasive amebiasis and ameboma formation presenting as a rectal mass: An uncommon case of malignant masquerade at a western medical center
Rosemarie E Hardin, George S Ferzli, Michael E Zenilman, Pratap K Gadangi, Wilbur B Bowne
Rosemarie E Hardin, Michael E Zenilman, Wilbur B Bowne, Department of Surgery, The State University of New York, Health Science Center of Brooklyn, NY 11203, United States
George S Ferzli, Pratap K Gadangi, Department of Surgery, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, United States
George S Ferzli, Department of Surgery, SUNY-Health Science Center of Brooklyn, United States
Pratap K Gadangi, Department of Surgery, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn NY 11203, United States
Wilbur B Bowne, Department of Surgery, Department of Veteran's Affairs, New York Harbor Health Care System, Brooklyn, NY 11203, United States
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Wilbur B Bowne, MD, SUNY Health Science Center @ Brooklyn, Department of Surgery, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11203, United States. wbbowne@earthlink.net
Telephone: +1-718-2701421 Fax: +1-718-6303706
Received: June 15, 2007
Revised: August 21, 2007
Accepted: October 14, 2007
Published online: November 14, 2007
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