Neuroendocrine tumors of the head and neck: A selected review with emphasis on terminology

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 329-343

  Mills, Stacey E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical carcinoid; Carcinoid tumor; Medullary carcinoma; Neuroendocrine; Neuroendocrine carcinoma; Olfactory neuroblastoma; Paraganglioma; Sinonasal; Sinonasal malignant melanoma; Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma; Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344534823     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02739841     Document Type: Article

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