The cisterna chyli: A potential mimic of retrocrural lymphadenopathy on CT scans

Radiology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 477-480

  Gollub, Marc J ^a   Castellino, Ronald A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cisterna chyli; Thorax, anatomy; Thorax, CT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 0029988093     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.199.2.8668798     Document Type: Article

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