Granular cell tumors of the colon: Report of a case and review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-199

  Rossi, Giovanni Battista ^a   De Bellis, Mario ^a   Marone, Pietro ^a   De Chiara, Anna ^a   Losito, Simona ^a   Tempesta, Alfonso ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colonic neoplasms; Colonoscopy; Granular cell tumors

Indexed keywords

NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON TUMOR; COLONOSCOPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0034061894     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200003000-00014     Document Type: Article

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