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Multiple asymptomatic colon plasmacytomas: a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma

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  1. Department of Hematology-Oncology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, South Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA

    Abhisek Swaika, Pooja P. Advani, Radhika N. Ghosh & Sikander Ailawadhi

  2. Department of Hematology-Oncology, Mayo Clinic Health System, Waycross, GA, 31501, USA

    Asit K. Jha

  3. Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, South Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA

    Liuyan Jiang

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Swaika, A., Advani, P.P., Ghosh, R.N. et al. Multiple asymptomatic colon plasmacytomas: a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Ann Hematol 94, 1061–1062 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-014-2283-x

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