Hemangioendothelioma: A rare vascular tumor in childhood and adolescence

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 333-337

  Costa, Maria Adelina ^a   Sousa, Álvaro ^b   Vieira, Élio ^a  

^a PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

^b Department of Pediatrics   (Portugal)

Author keywords

children; hemangioendothelioma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOMA; BENIGN TUMOR; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MUSCLE CELL; PERICYTE; REVIEW; VASCULAR TUMOR;

EID: 0030017376     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019609030839     Document Type: Review

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