Growth of hepatic angiomyolipoma indicating malignant potential [1]

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1328-1330

  Mizuguchi, Toru ^a   Katsuramaki, Tadashi ^a   Nobuoka, Takayuki ^a   Nishikage, Aki ^a   Oshima, Hideki ^a   Kawasaki, Hiroyuki ^a   Kimura, Sachiko ^a   Satoh, Masaaki ^a   Hirata, Koichi ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; LIVER ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; LIVER RESECTION; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 8344241993     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03583.x     Document Type: Letter

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