Giant leiomyosarcoma of the transverse mesocolon

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 749-751

  Shraibman, Steven ^a,b   French, Robert J ^a  

^a Department of Surgery   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leiomyosarcoma; Mesentery; Mesocolon; Retroperitoneal neoplasm; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL MASS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON CANCER; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MESOCOLON; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0032847923     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01682.x     Document Type: Article

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