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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2012; 18(39): 5645-5648
Published online Oct 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i39.5645
Published online Oct 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i39.5645
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting with prominent calcification
Naoki Izawa, Takeshi Sawada, Ryuichi Abiko, Daisuke Kumon, Mami Hirakawa, Mika Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Obinata, Masahito Nomoto, Tadateru Maehata, Shun-ichi Yamauchi, Takefumi Kouro, Takashi Tsuda, Satoshi Kitajima, Hiroshi Yasuda, Fumio Itoh, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki 216-8511, Japan
Keiichi Tanaka, Ichiro Tanaka, Division of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki 216-8511, Japan
Masahiro Hoshikawa, Masayuki Takagi, Department of Pathology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki 216-8511, Japan
Author contributions: Izawa N and Sawada T contributed equally to this work; Izawa N and Sawada T wrote the manuscript; Abiko R, Kumon D, Hirakawa M, Kobayashi M, Obinata N, Nomoto M, Maehata T, Yamauchi S, Kouro T, Tsuda T, Kitajima S, Yasuda H, Tanaka K and Tanaka I provided medical care; Hoshikawa M and Takagi M reported pathological findings; and Itoh F gave final approval for publication.
Correspondence to: Takeshi Sawada, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, 216-8511, Japan. t2sawada@marianna-u.ac.jp
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Received: February 15, 2012
Revised: April 6, 2012
Accepted: April 12, 2012
Published online: October 21, 2012
Revised: April 6, 2012
Accepted: April 12, 2012
Published online: October 21, 2012
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