Primary carcinoid tumor of the ovary: Report of an unusual case

Tumori

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 91-94

  Sabatini, Tony ^a,b   Rozzini, Renzo ^a   Morandi, Giovanni Battista ^a   Meriggi, Fausto ^a   Zorzi, Fausto ^a  

^a Poliambulanza Hospital   (Italy)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinoid heart disease; Carcinoid syndrome; Primary carcinoid

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CARCINOID SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; WHOLE BODY SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0034076028     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160008600119     Document Type: Article

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