Mesenteric plexiform neurofibroma in an 11-year-old boy with von Recklinghausen disease

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Park, Jinyoung ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mesentery; Plexiform neurofibroma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXCISION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUM; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MESENTERY TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MESENTERY; NEUROFIBROMA, PLEXIFORM; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34249828993     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.03.055     Document Type: Article

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