Coexisting non-functioning pheochromocytoma and renal oncocytoma: A case report and review of the literature

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 138-142

  Daskalopoulos, George ^a   Delakas, Dimitrios ^a   Charoulakis, Nicholas ^a   Gourtsoyiannis, Nicholas ^a   Cranidis, Angelos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Non functioning pheochromocytoma; Renal oncocytoma; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOCYTOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030245759     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0720-048X(96)01053-4     Document Type: Article

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