Plexiform leiomyoma of the esophagus: A peculiar gross variant simulating plexiform neurofibroma

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 100-104

  Higa, Satoru ^a   Matsumoto, Mitsuyuki ^a   Tamai, Osamu ^a   Yamada, Mamoru ^a   Kusano, Toshiomi ^a   Muto, Yoshihiro ^a   Kiyuna, Masaya ^a   Toda, Takayoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Leiomyoma; Plexiform variant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; NEUROFIBROMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; X RAY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMA;

EID: 0030066706     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01211194     Document Type: Article

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