Colonic ganglioneuroma
β Scribed by S. Shousha; P. A. Smith
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 977 KB
- Volume
- 392
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-2307
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β¦ Synopsis
A 73 year old woman with cutanous neurofibromatosis developed colonic carcinoma. The resected colon also contained multiple tubular adenomas and a polypoid ganglioneuroma. Multiple neurofibromas were seen during the operation over the serosal surface of the small intestine. Other cases of colonic ganglioneuromas and of combined neurogenic and epithelial colonic tumours are reviewed.
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