Composite paraganglioma-ganglioneuroma of the urinary bladder: A clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural study of a case and review of the literature

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 363-373

  Lam, K Y ^a   Loong, Florence ^a   Shek, Tony W H ^a   Chu, S M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bladder; Composite; Ganglioneuroma; Paraganglioma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER TUMOR; FEMALE; FEVER; GANGLIONEUROMA; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PARAGANGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032459813     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02739697     Document Type: Article

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