Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumors (plexosarcomas). Is a radiological diagnosis possible?

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 458-460

  Rueda, O ^a   Escribano, J ^a   Vicente, J M ^a   Garcia, F ^a   Villeta, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

CT; Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumor; Plexosarcoma; Stromal tumor; US

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; ILEUM TUMOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JEJUNUM TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; SARCOMA; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH TUMOR; STROMA CELL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; ILEAL NEOPLASMS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JEJUNAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; SARCOMA; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; STROMAL CELLS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031601695     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050413     Document Type: Article

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