Microscopic Colitis with Giant Cells: A Rare New Histopathologic Subtype?

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-48

  Sandmeier, D ^a   Bouzourene, Hanifa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Collagenous colitis; Giant cells; Lymphocytic colitis; Microscopic colitis

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLITIS; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LAMINA PROPRIA; LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS; MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0842283046     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689690401200107     Document Type: Article

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