Intraabdominal schwannomas: A single institution experience

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 756-760

  Goh, Brian K P ^a   Chow, Pierce K H ^a   Kesavan, Sittampalam ^a   Yap, Wai Ming ^a   Ong, Hock Soo ^a   Song, In Chin ^a   Eu, Kong Weng ^a   Wong, Wai Keong ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Digestive tract; Gastrointestinal tract; Mesenchymal tumor; Nerve sheath tumor; Schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMOMA; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 40849094813     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0441-3     Document Type: Article

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