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. 2016:2016:2875471.
doi: 10.1155/2016/2875471. Epub 2016 Aug 3.

Gastric Medullary Carcinoma: A Rare Case Report

Ferit Aslan  1 , Fisun Ardıç Yükrük  2 , Fatma Buğdaycı Başal  1 , Ayşe Durnalı  1
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Gastric Medullary Carcinoma: A Rare Case Report

Ferit Aslan et al. Case Rep Oncol Med. 2016.

Abstract

A case of 64-year-old female patient with early stage gastric medullary carcinoma has been presented, along with a review of the literature.

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Figure 1
Muscular layer infiltration of atypical cells formed syncytial islands, HEx200.
Figure 2
Figure 2
In situ hybridization studies for EBER test showed diffuse positive staining in the tumour cells.
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