Malignant potential in a Brunner's gland hamartoma

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 933, 2003, Pages 416-417

  Brookes, M J ^a   Manjunatha, S ^b   Allen, C A ^b   Cox, M ^b  

^a CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BRUNNER GLAND; BRUNNER GLAND HAMARTOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DUODENUM; ENDOSCOPY; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; POLYPECTOMY;

AGED; BRUNNER GLANDS; DUODENAL NEOPLASMS; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0043163393     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.79.933.416     Document Type: Article

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