Primary melanotic psammomatous schwannoma of the trachea [2]

Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 583-586

  Yong, Jim L C ^a   Henderson, Christopher J A ^a   Marjoniemi, Veli Matti ^b   Killingsworth, Murray C ^a  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MELANOCYTE; NEURILEMOMA; PSAMMOMA BODY; TRACHEA TUMOR; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0036910438     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003130202320994020     Document Type: Letter

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