Malignant gastrointestinal tumours in South Western Nigeria: A histopathologic analysis of 713 cases

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 173-176

  Abdulkareem, Fatimah B ^a,b   Faduyile, F A ^b   Daramola, A O ^b   Rotimi, O ^c   Banjo, A A F ^a   Elesha, S O ^a   Anunobi, C C ^a   Akinde, O R ^a   Abudu, E K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Morbid Anatomy   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Digestive system; Gastro intestinal tumours; Malignant tumours

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METASTASIS; NIGERIA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OMENTUM; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SARCOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SMALL INTESTINE TUMOR; STOMACH TUMOR;

EID: 72149088436     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v28i3.48478     Document Type: Article

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