Giant hepatocellular adenoma presenting with chronic iron deficiency anemia

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2160-2162

  Chung, A Y F ^a   Leo, K W ^a   Wong, G C ^a   Chuah, K L ^a   Ren, J W ^b   Lee, C G L ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPCIDIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIHEPATECTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADENOMA, LIVER CELL; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748338134     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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