Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 27, 2010; 2(11): 385-388
Published online Nov 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i11.385
Sporadic gastric carcinoid tumor successfully treated by two-stage laparoscopic surgery: A case report
Takahiro Kinoshita, Takashi Oshiro, Tasuku Urita, Yutaka Yoshida, Mitsuru Ooshiro, Shinichi Okazumi, Ryoji Katoh, Daisuke Sasai, Nobuyuki Hiruta
Takahiro Kinoshita, Takashi Oshiro, Tasuku Urita, Yutaka Yoshida, Mitsuru Ooshiro, Shinichi Okazumi, Ryoji Katoh, Department of Surgery, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Shimoshizu 564-1, Sakura, 285-8741 Chiba, Japan
Daisuke Sasai, Nobuyuki Hiruta, Department of Pathology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Shimoshizu 564-1, Sakura, 285-8741 Chiba, Japan
Author contributions: Kinoshita T wrote the manuscript and designed the study; Okazumi S and Katoh R revised the manuscript; Oshiro T, Urita T, Yoshida Y and Ooshiro M analyzed the data; Sasai D and Hiruta N supervised pathological data.
Correspondence to: Takahiro Kinoshita, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Shimoshizu 564-1, Sakura, 285-8741 Chiba, Japan. tkinoshita@sakura.med.toho-u.ac.jp
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Received: June 15, 2010
Revised: September 20, 2010
Accepted: September 27, 2010
Published online: November 27, 2010
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