Pathognomonic echo patterns of benign cystic teratomas of the ovary: Classification, incidence and accuracy rate of sonographic diagnosis

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 275-279

  Caspi, B ^a,b   Appelman, Z ^a,b   Rabinerson, D ^c,d   Elchalal, U ^e   Zalel, Y ^a,b   Katz, Z ^a,b  

^a KAPLAN HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cystic teratoma; Echo pattern; Ovary; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRENNER TUMOR; CYSTADENOMA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; OVARY TUMOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERATOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRENNER TUMOR; CYSTADENOMA, SEROUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERATOMA;

EID: 0030120836     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07040275.x     Document Type: Article

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