Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver: Is biopsy always necessary?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 622-625

  Millard, J ^a   Fraser, N ^a   Stewart, R J ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; HAMARTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MESENCHYMAL HAMARTOMA OF THE LIVER; MESENCHYMOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SARCOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA; UNDIFFERENTIATED EMBRYONAL SARCOMA;

BIOPSY; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER DISEASES; MALE;

EID: 33745617708     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1702-z     Document Type: Article

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