Frequency of epithelioid granulomas in colonoscopic biopsy specimens from paediatric and adult patients with Crohn's colitis

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1268-1272

  Rubio, C A ^a,b   Orrego, A ^b   Nesi, G ^b   Finkel, Y ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLON SURGERY; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPITHELIOID CELL; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 36048995039     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.045336     Document Type: Article

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