Benign esophageal tumors: Introduction, incidence, classification, and clinical features

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-8

  Choong, Cliff K ^a   Meyers, Bryan F ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal cyst; Esophageal diseases; Esophageal neoplasms; Fibrovascular polyps; Granular cell tumor; Hemangioma; Leiomyoma; Papilloma

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER INCIDENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ESOPHAGUS CYST; ESOPHAGUS POLYP; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PAPILLOMA; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOTUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 0038206914     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-0679(03)70035-5     Document Type: Article

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