Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2010; 2(8): 265-269
Published online Aug 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i8.265
Peritoneal seeding from appendiceal carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature
Valentina R Bertuzzo, Federico Coccolini, Antonio D Pinna
Valentina R Bertuzzo, Federico Coccolini, Antonio D Pinna, Department of General, Emergency and Transplant Surgery, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
Author contributions: Bertuzzo VR was responsible for the conception and design of the study, acquiring, analyzing and interpreting the data, drafting the manuscript and for critical revision; Coccolini F was responsible for analyzing and interpreting the data and for critical revision; Pinna AD was responsible for critical revision of the paper
Correspondence to: Valentina R Bertuzzo, MD, Department of General, Emergency and Transplant Surgery, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. valentinabertuzzo@hotmail.com
Telephone: +39-051-6363597 Fax: + 39-051-6363719
Received: January 26, 2010
Revised: March 22, 2010
Accepted: March 29, 2010
Published online: August 27, 2010
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