International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 188-191 , September 2009

An Unusual Case of Hepatic Tumor in an Elderly Patient

  • Huan-Lin Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taitung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Jong Bair

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taitung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • I-Tsung Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taitung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chin-Hsien Li

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taitung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Jan Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shou-Chuan Shih

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Shou-Chuan Shih, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 23 June 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(09)70046-8

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70046-8

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 188-191 , September 2009

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