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World J Clin Cases. Oct 16, 2015; 3(10): 915-919
Published online Oct 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i10.915
Published online Oct 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i10.915
Mediastinal small cell carcinoma with liver and bone marrow metastasis, mimicking lymphoma
Napaporn Nawarawong, Varayu Prachayakul, Siriraj GI Endoscopy Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
Tawatchai Pongpruttipan, Division of Hematopathology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
Pitulak Aswakul, Liver and Digestive Institute, Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
Author contributions: Nawarawong N and Pongpruttipan T performed the data collection; Nawarawong N, Aswakul P, and Prachayakul V drafted and reviewed the article; Aswakul P and Prachayakul V revised the article and approved the version to be published.
Institutional review board statement: This article was approved by the Siriraj Internal Review Board.
Informed consent statement: The patient provided written informed consent before this procedure was performed.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest related to this article.
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Correspondence to: Varayu Prachayakul, Associate Professor, Siriraj GI Endoscopy Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Prannok Road, Bangkok 10700, Thailand. kaiyjr@gmail.com
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Received: February 8, 2015
Peer-review started: February 10, 2015
First decision: April 24, 2015
Revised: June 12, 2015
Accepted: August 28, 2015
Article in press: September 7, 2015
Published online: October 16, 2015
Processing time: 250 Days and 17.3 Hours
Peer-review started: February 10, 2015
First decision: April 24, 2015
Revised: June 12, 2015
Accepted: August 28, 2015
Article in press: September 7, 2015
Published online: October 16, 2015
Processing time: 250 Days and 17.3 Hours
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