Colonic histoplasmosis presenting as colon cancer in the nonimmunocompromised patient: Report of a case and review of the literature

American Surgeon

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 959-963

  Lee, Jason T ^a   Dixon, Matthew R ^a   Murrell, Zuri ^a   Konyalian, Viken ^a   Agbunag, Rodolfo ^a   Rostami, Sassan ^a   French, Samuel ^a   Kumar, Ravin R ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CECUM TUMOR; COLON DISEASE; COLON TUMOR; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CECAL NEOPLASMS; COLONIC DISEASES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 16544363108     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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