Malignant PEComa: A case report with emphasis on clinical and morphological criteria

BMC Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Selvaggi, Federico ^a   Risio, Domenico ^a   Claudi, Roberta ^a   Cianci, Roberta ^a   Angelucci, Domenico ^a   Pulcini, Daniela ^a   D'Aulerio, Alberto ^a   Legnini, Margherita ^a   Cotellese, Roberto ^a   Innocenti, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; PERIVASCULAR EPITHELIOID CELL TUMOR;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PERIVASCULAR EPITHELIOID CELL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79251579953     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-11-3     Document Type: Article

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