Concurrent colon adenocarcinoma and hepatoid lung adenocarcinoma with normal serum level and negative immunostain of alpha-fetoprotein
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1College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA 2Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA 3Department of Radiation Oncology, Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA 4Hematology/Oncology Section, Department of Medicine, Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA
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