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Review
. 2004 Oct;57(10):1119.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.2004.016063.

Intra-abdominal fibromatosis of the jejunum and mesentery

S A Pai, S S Zaveri
Review

Intra-abdominal fibromatosis of the jejunum and mesentery

S A Pai et al. J Clin Pathol. 2004 Oct.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Spindle cell neoplasm infiltrating the muscularis propria of the jejunum.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Bland spindle cells and many thin walled vessels forming the neoplasm.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Spindle cells with tapering ends and oval, vesicular nuclei.
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