Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor presenting as a massive intra-abdominal mass

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 402-404

  Vincent, P J ^a   Rajagopalan, S ^b   Jetley, S ^c   Sen, A ^d   Singh, P ^b   Sharma, Rohit ^e  

^a PMO   (India)

^b ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c 151 Base Hospital   (India)

^d Classified Specialist   (India)

^e INHS Kalyani ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Intraabdominal mass; Nerve sheath; Tumour

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ABDOMINAL MASS; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATOMEGALY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; URETER DILATATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 17844364602     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(04)80024-8     Document Type: Article

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