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Lopes, J.M. (2017). Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor, Upper Gastrointestinal Tract. In: Carneiro, F., Chaves, P., Ensari, A. (eds) Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40560-5_1640
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