Gastric polyposis caused by multifocal histiocytosis X.
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Gastric polyposis caused by multifocal histiocytosis
Figure 1: Gastric endoscopy. Numerous polyps cover the entire wall ofthe stomach. Abstract A rare case of gastric polyposis caused by infiltration of Langerhans' celis is reported. A 53 year old Japanese woman complaining of vague abdominal discomfort, was found at endoscopy to have numerous polyps all over the gastric wall. An endoscopic biopsy specimen showed characteristic infiltration of La...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.33.7.994