Isolated intestinal neurofibromatous proliferations in the absence of associated systemic syndromes

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 42, 2008, Pages 6569-6571

  Carter, J Elliot ^a   Laurini, Javier A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intestinal; Isolated; Neurofibromatous; Proliferations

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CASE REPORT; CECUM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON BIOPSY; COLON MUCOSA; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; DEFECATION HABIT; DIARRHEA; DIET THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; LAMINA PROPRIA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM MUCOSA; SPINDLE CELL; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BIOPSY; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLON; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LARGE INTESTINE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RECTUM;

BIOPSY; CECUM; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLON; COLONIC POLYPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, LARGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSES; RECTUM;

EID: 63449140547     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.6569     Document Type: Article

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