Localized Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the stomach treated by
			 endoscopic submucosal dissection

C. K. Lee; S. H. Lee; H. D. Cho

doi:10.1055/s-0030-1256605

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2011; 43: E268-E269
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1256605

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Localized Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the stomach treated by endoscopic submucosal dissection

C. K. Lee¹ , S. H. Lee² , H. D. Cho³

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
²Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea
³Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea

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