Primary Kaposi's sarcoma of the appendix: A rare cause of appendicitis [7]

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 402-403

  Meyer Rochow, Goswin Y ^a   Lee, K M L ^a   Smeeton, I W M ^a   Shaw, J H F ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX TUMOR; CASE REPORT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LETTER; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; APPENDICEAL NEOPLASMS; APPENDICITIS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; SARCOMA, KAPOSI;

EID: 34248162441     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04078.x     Document Type: Letter

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