Severe eosinophilia in disseminated gastric carcinoma

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 232-234

  Teoh, S C B ^a   Siow, W Y ^a   Tan, H T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gastrc carcinoma; Metastatic disease; Peripheral eosinophilia; Poor prognosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH TUMOR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADENOCARCINOMA; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034184295     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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