The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 2 , Pages e17-e19 , February 2010

Retroperitoneal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

  • Rabin Koirala, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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  • Vikal C. Shakya, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: 977-25-525555-2047; fax: 977-25-20251
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  • Chandra S. Agrawal, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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  • Sudeep Khaniya, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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  • Sagar R. Pandey, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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  • Shailesh Adhikary, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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  • Om P. Pathania, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

Received 10 February 2009 ,Revised 21 April 2009

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00427-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.04.014

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 2 , Pages e17-e19 , February 2010

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