Ménétrier's disease associated with gastric adenocarcinoma in a child - imaging aspect.
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چکیده
1Resident Radiologist, Instituto de Radiologia (INRAD), Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2Resident Gastroenterologist, Instituto da Criança, HC-FMUSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 3Resident Pathologist, HC-FMUSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 4PhD in Medicine from Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Head of the Service of Gastroenterology at Instituto da Criança, HC-FMUSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 5Assistant Physician, Service of Radiology, Instituto da Criança, HC-FMUSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 6PhD in Medicine from FMUSP. Head of the Service of Radiology at Instituto da Criança, HC-FMUSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira
دوره 62 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016