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Case Reports
. 2018 May;59(5):284-285.
doi: 10.11622/smedj.2018061.

Right hemicolectomy for acute appendicitis secondary to breast cancer metastases

Chieh Yih Deborah Ng  1 , Chilagondanahalli Lakshminarayana Nandini  2 , Khoon Leong Chuah  2 , Vishalkumar G Shelat  1
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Case Reports

Right hemicolectomy for acute appendicitis secondary to breast cancer metastases

Chieh Yih Deborah Ng et al. Singapore Med J. 2018 May.
No abstract available

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