Significance of acquired diverticular disease of the vermiform appendix: A marker of regional neoplasms?

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 638-642

  Kallenbach, Klaus ^a   Hjorth, Sofie Vetli ^a   Engel, Ulla ^a   Schlesinger, Nis Hallundbæk ^a   Holck, Susanne ^a  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED DIVERTICULUM OF THE APPENDIX; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DIVERTICULOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APPENDICEAL NEOPLASMS; APPENDIX; CECAL DISEASES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMORBIDITY; DATA COLLECTION; DIVERTICULUM; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84863579457     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2011-200647     Document Type: Article

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