Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumours: A report of nine cases

Histopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-121

  Shanks, J H ^a   Harris, M ^a   Banerjee, S S ^a   Eyden, B P ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GastrointestinaI autonomic nerve tumour (GANT); Stromal tumour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0029789023     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1996.d01-502.x     Document Type: Article

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