Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the liver diagnosed at autopsy [3]

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1002-1004

  Ishizu, Akihiro ^a,b   Yokoyama, Koji ^b   Yoshiki, Takashi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Oji General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

AGED; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAPAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIVER CARCINOMA; MALE; METASTASIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PRIMARY NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0042354070     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.03090.x     Document Type: Letter

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