Granular cell tumor of stomach: A case report and review of literature

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 3442-3445

  Patti, Rosalia ^a   Almasio, Piero Luigi ^a   Di Vita, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benign; Granular cell tumor; Stomach; Surgical resection

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FEMALE; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHWANN CELL; STOMACH TUMOR; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 33745324343     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i21.3442     Document Type: Article

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