Cystic retroperitoneal lymphangiomas in adults

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 322-326

  Hauser, Hubert ^a   Mischinger, Hans J ^a   Beham, Alfred ^a   Berger, Anton ^a   Cerwenka, Herwig ^a   Razmara, Jasmin ^a   Fruhwirth, Hannes ^a   Werkgartner, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cystic lymphangioma; Retroperitoneum; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHYLASEOS; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; FEMALE; GREATER OMENTUM; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; MESOCOLON; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROPERITONEUM; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0030755259     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(97)90777-0     Document Type: Article

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