Somatostatinoma: Collision with neurofibroma and ultrastructural features

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 10-12, 2006, Pages 1171-1180

  Varikatt, W ^a   Yong, Jim L C ^a   Killingsworth, M C ^a  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Duodenum; Electron microscopy; Neurofibromatosis; Somatostatinoma

Indexed keywords

SOMATOSTATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL TYPE; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DUODENUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; SOMATOSTATINOMA; STEATORRHEA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; BILE DUCT TUMOR; DUODENUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSECRETION; PATHOLOGY; VATER PAPILLA;

ADULT; AMPULLA OF VATER; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DUODENUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; SOMATOSTATINOMA; STEATORRHEA;

EID: 33750310052     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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