An ileal endometrioma: Of carcinoids and cadherin

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-232

  Pannala, Rahul ^a   Gafni Kane, Adam ^b   Kidd, Mark ^b   Modlin, Irvin M ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Endometriosis; Ileum

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUM DISEASE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; CADHERINS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES;

EID: 34548423203     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-006-0080-0     Document Type: Article

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