Metastasis from small cell carcinoma of the lung producing acute appendicitis

Pathology International

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 216-220

  González Vela, Maria Carmen ^a   García Valtuille, Ana Isabel ^a   Fernández, Fidel Angel ^a   Val Bernal, José Fernando ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

acute abdomen; appendiceal metastasis; appendicitis; small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; AGED; APPENDIX CARCINOMA; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0029898567     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1996.tb03601.x     Document Type: Article

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