Prenatal diagnosis of an extensive fetal lymphangioma using ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and cytology

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue JULY, 1997, Pages 750-753

  Kaminopetros, P ^a   Jauniaux, E ^b,c   Kane, P ^b   Weston, M ^a   Nicolaides, K H ^b   Campbell, D J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHANGIOMA; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030758023     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.70.835.9245887     Document Type: Article

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