Granular cell tumors of the esophagus: A clinical and pathologic study of 13 cases

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 860-865

  Goldblum, John R ^a   Rice, Thomas W ^a   Zuccaro, Gregory ^a   Richter, Joel E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030248051     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00443-2     Document Type: Article

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