Gastrointestinal cancers in a Peutz-Jeghers syndrome family: A case report

Clinical Endoscopy

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 572-575

  Song, Sang Hee ^a   Kim, Kun Woo ^a   Kim, Won Hee ^a   Kwon, Chang Il ^a   Ko, Kwang Hyun ^a   Hahm, Ki Baik ^a   Park, Pil Won ^a   Hong, Sung Pyo ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Pancreatic neoplasms; Peutz Jeghers syndrome; Stomach neoplasms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885045140     PISSN: 22342400     EISSN: 22342443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5946/ce.2013.46.5.572     Document Type: Article

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