Progressive focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver in a patient with genetic hemochromatosis-growth promotion by iron overload?

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 587-590

  Höhler, Thomas ^a   Lohse, Ansgar W ^a   Schirmacher, Peter ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; MALE; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR REGRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMANS; IRON; LIVER; MALE;

EID: 0034070936     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005413728101     Document Type: Article

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