MR appearances of desmoid tumors in familiar adenomatous polyposis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 465-472

  Healy, Jeremiah C ^a,b   Reznek, Rodney H ^b   Clark, Susan K ^c   Phillips, Robin K S ^c   Armstrong, Peter ^b  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DESMOID TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0030842088     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.2.9242755     Document Type: Article

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