Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 173-177 , June 2010

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor of abdominal origin

  • David Cantú de León, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, México City, México
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  • Delia Pérez-Montiel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología de México, México City 14080, México
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, México City 14080, México. Tel.: +52 55 32 44 31 87; fax: +52 55 55 73 70 37.
    • ,
  • Arfy Bandera, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, México City, México
    • ,
  • Carlos Villegas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, México City, México
    • ,
  • Esther Gonzalez-Conde, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Centro Oncológico de Tamaulipas, Secretaria de Salud
    • ,
  • José Chanona Vilchis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología de México, México City 14080, México

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2010.02.007

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 173-177 , June 2010

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