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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2008; 14(44): 6884-6887
Published online Nov 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6884
Published online Nov 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6884
Gastric carcinoid tumor in a patient with a past history of gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the stomach
Chien-Yuan Hung, Ming-Jen Chen, Shou-Chuan Shih, Tsang-En Wang, Wen-Hsiung Chang, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital and Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Tsang-Pai Liu, Department of General Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Yu-Jan Chan, Department of Pathology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Liu TP and Wang TE conducted literature review; Hung CY and Chen MJ wrote this article; Chan YJ reviewed the gastric specimen and performed special staining; Chang WH supported this work by critical reading of the manuscript and Shih SC supervised the final editing.
Correspondence to: Dr. Ming-Jen Chen, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, No. 92, Sec. 2, Chungshan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan, China. mingjen.ch@msa.hinet.net
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Received: May 29, 2008
Revised: November 7, 2008
Accepted: November 14, 2008
Published online: November 28, 2008
Revised: November 7, 2008
Accepted: November 14, 2008
Published online: November 28, 2008
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