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Methodological approach to Microscopic Colitis diagnosis

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  1. Institute of Pathology ASST-Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy

    Vincenzo Villanacci

  2. Department of Pathology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Dr. H. van der Hoffplein 1, 6162, BG, Geleen, The Netherlands

    Anne-Marie Kanstrup Fiehn

  3. Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Frederik V’s Vej 11, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Danny Goudkade

  4. Department of Pathology, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

    Stefania Landolfi

  5. Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Zealand University Hospital Koege, 4600, Koege, Denmark

    Lars Kristian Munck

  6. Department of Pathology, Zealand University Hospital Roskilde, Sygehusvej 9, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark

    Peter Johan Heiberg Engel

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Villanacci, V., Fiehn, AM.K., Goudkade, D. et al. Methodological approach to Microscopic Colitis diagnosis. Virchows Arch 476, 621–622 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-020-02754-3

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