Colonic ganglioneuroma presenting as filiform polyposis

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 66-70

  Dellinger, Gregory W ^a   Lynch, Cynthia A ^a   Mihas, Anastasios A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonic polyps; Filiform polyposis; Ganglioneuroma; Multiple endocrine neoplasia; Neuroectodermal tumors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON BIOPSY; COLON POLYPOSIS; COLON TUMOR; COLONOSCOPY; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; AGED; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0030042217     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199601000-00019     Document Type: Article

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