Leukaemia and lymphoma of the appendix presenting as acute appendicitis or acute abdomen. Four case reports with a review of the literature

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 123, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 560-564

  Muller G ^a,e   Dargent, J L ^b   Duwel, V ^c   D'Olne, D ^a   Vanvuchelen, J ^c   Haot, J ^b   Hustin, J ^d  

^a JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Belgium)

^e Clinique Saint Joseph   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Appendiceal neoplasms; Appendicitis; Leukaemia; Lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICEAL NEOPLASMS; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; LYMPHOMA; MALE;

EID: 0030733164     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004320050105     Document Type: Article

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