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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2007; 13(45): 6104-6108
Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6104
Mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis presenting as an esophageal intramural tumor: A very rare but important cause for dysphagia
APA Pimenta, JR Preto, AMF Gouveia, E Fonseca, MML Pimenta
APA Pimenta, JR Preto, AMF Gouveia, Serviço de Cirurgia Geral, Porto Medical School and Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal
E Fonseca, Pathology Department, Porto Medical School and Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal
MML Pimenta, Radiology Department, Porto Medical School and Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal
APA Pimenta, E Fonseca, Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Amadeu Pimenta, Professor, Serviço de Cirurgia Geral-Piso 6, Hospital de São João, E.P.E., Hernâni Monteiro, 4202-451 - Porto, Portugal. amadeupimenta@hotmail.com
Telephone: +351-22-5512308 Fax: +351-22-5512308
Received: August 15, 2007
Revised: September 22, 2007
Accepted: October 29, 2007
Published online: December 7, 2007
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