Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 124-126 , April 2009

Paraneoplastic sensory neuropathy associated with small cell carcinoma of the gallbladder

  • Norma O. Uribe-Uribe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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  • Aura Matilde Jimenez-Garduño, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
    • ,
  • Donald E. Henson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Office of Cancer Prevention and Control, George Washington University Cancer Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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  • Jorge Albores-Saavedra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Col. Seccion XVI, Tlalpan 14000, Mexico City, Mexico. Tel.: +52 55 54870900; fax: +52 55 54853489.

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PII: S1092-9134(07)00126-8

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.08.003

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 124-126 , April 2009

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