Giant leiomyoma of the esophagus

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1008-1010

  Aurea, P ^a   Grazia, M ^a   Petrella, F ^a   Bazzocchi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Esophageal leiomyoma; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENUCLEATION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; TRACHEA COMPRESSION;

ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; THORACOTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036897671     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00569-9     Document Type: Article

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