Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 3 , Pages 219-227 , March 2010

Hepatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma in Taiwan: A Clinicopathologic Study of Six Cases in a Single Institution Over a 15-Year Period

  • Min-Shu Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Po-Chin Liang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Chien Kao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chia-Tung Shun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chia-Tung Shun, Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 16 March 2009 ,Revised 5 May 2009 ,Accepted 25 June 2009.

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PII: S0929-6646(10)60045-9

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60045-9

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 3 , Pages 219-227 , March 2010

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