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. 2014 Jan;35(1):121-2.
doi: 10.4103/0971-5851.133741.

Multifocal Jejuno-ileal carcinoma in a 7-year-old boy with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: A rare occurence

Richa Ranjan  1 , Devajit Nath  1 , Santosh Dey  2 , Sudheer Arava  1
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Multifocal Jejuno-ileal carcinoma in a 7-year-old boy with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: A rare occurence

Richa Ranjan et al. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2014 Jan.
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Figure 1
(a) Segment of the small intestine with polyp (b) Smaller separately lying polyps show typical features of an hamartomatous polyp with arborizing smooth muscle. (c) Carcinomatous areas show invasion of dysplastic glands in to the muscle layer with glandular epithelium showing features of high grade dysplasia (inset) along with (d) Dissecting type of extracellular mucin extending to the serosal layer
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