Sessile serrated adenoma is associated with acute appendicitis in patients 30 years or older

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 875-877

  Renshaw, Andrew A ^a   Kish, Richard ^a   Gould, Edwin W ^a  

^a BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Appendix; Incidence; Sessile serrated adenoma; Surgical pathology

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADENOMA; ADULT; AGING; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SESSILE SERRATED ADENOMA;

EID: 33845393875     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/BF5KLH7J547AXAA0     Document Type: Article

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