Upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to a malignant Schwannoma of the stomach

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-162

  Loffeld, Ruud J L F ^a   Balk, Ton G ^a   Oomen, Johannus L T ^a   Van Der Putten, Antonius B M M ^a  

^a ZAANS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal bleeding; Malignant Schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALIGNANT NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH TUMOR;

EID: 0031938438     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199802000-00012     Document Type: Article

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