Minute pulmonary meningothelial-like nodules: clinicopathologic analysis of 121 patients

Human Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 678-682

  Mizutani, Eiki ^a   Tsuta, Koji ^a   Maeshima, Akiko M ^a   Asamura, Hisao ^a   Matsuno, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lung; Meningothelial like nodule; Meningothelioid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MINUTE PULMONARY MENINGOTHELIAL LIKE NODULE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 64049108889     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2008.08.018     Document Type: Article

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