An unusual case of carotid body tumour

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-64

  Cooper, R A ^a   Slevin, N J ^a   Johnson, R J ^a   Evans, G ^b  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid body tumour; Familial; Malignant; Multiple

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CAROTID BODY TUMOR; CASE REPORT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0031913651     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(98)80121-0     Document Type: Article

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