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Invasive Carcinoma with Signet Ring Cell Differentiation

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Ellis, I. (2019). Invasive Carcinoma with Signet Ring Cell Differentiation. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_4703-1

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