Giant esophageal polyp: A clinical and radiological entity with variable histology

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 264-269

  Ginai, A Z ^a   Halfhide, B C ^a   Dees, J ^a   Zondervan, P E ^a   Klooswijk, A I J ^a   Knegt, P P M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Esophageal tumor; Esophagus; Fibrovascular polyp; Giant esophageal polyp; Hamartoma; Lipoma; Liposarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POLYP; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPS;

EID: 0031605522     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050376     Document Type: Article

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