Diverticular disease of the vermiform appendix: a diagnostic clue to underlying appendiceal neoplasm

Human Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1823-1826

  Dupre, Marc P ^a   Jadavji, Irfan ^b   Matshes, Evan ^a   Urbanski, Stefan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Appendix; Carcinoid; Diverticulosis; Mucinous tumor; Neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMA; ADULT; APPENDIX DISEASE; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE DIVERTICULOSIS; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICEAL NEOPLASMS; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CARCINOID TUMOR; CYSTADENOMA, MUCINOUS; DIVERTICULUM; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 55949124714     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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