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Monomorphic Epitheliotropic Intestinal T cell Lymphoma: a Rare Cause of Chronic Diarrhea

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    Ronald Samuel, Timothy Krill & Shehzad Merwat

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Samuel, R., Krill, T. & Merwat, S. Monomorphic Epitheliotropic Intestinal T cell Lymphoma: a Rare Cause of Chronic Diarrhea. J Gastrointest Canc 50, 1051–1054 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-019-00210-3

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