CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2014; 03(02): 144-145
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.130490
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Choriocarcinomatous differentiation in rectal adenocarcinoma: A rare occurrence

Kavita Mardi
Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India
,
Saurabh Gupta
Internal Medicine Resident, John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL - 60612
,
Neelam Gupta
Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India
,
Vidisha Mahajan
Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India
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31 December 2020

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