Rectal tonsil: a diagnostic dilemma
Katie Wang MD, BSc
Colorectal Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - original draft
Search for more papers by this authorMunyaradzi G. Nyandoro MBBS (Hons), BNurs
Colorectal Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorBenhur Amanuel MD, FRCPA
Anatomical Pathology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Contribution: Supervision, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorAbraham Jacob MBBS, MS, FRACS
Colorectal Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Contribution: Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorKatie Wang MD, BSc
Colorectal Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - original draft
Search for more papers by this authorMunyaradzi G. Nyandoro MBBS (Hons), BNurs
Colorectal Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorBenhur Amanuel MD, FRCPA
Anatomical Pathology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Contribution: Supervision, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorAbraham Jacob MBBS, MS, FRACS
Colorectal Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Contribution: Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing - review & editing
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