Low sensitivity of computed tomography in the staging of gastric lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue: Impact on prospective trials and ordinary clinical practice

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 614-616

  Ferreri, Andrès J M ^a   Ponzoni, Maurilio ^a   Cordio, Stefano ^a   Vanzulli, Angelo ^a   Garuti, Elda ^a   Viale, Edi ^a   Villa, Eugenio ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Eradication therapy; Gastric lymphomas; Lymphoma of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue; Mucosa associated lymphoid tissue; Non Hodgkin lymphomas; Staging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; STOMACH LYMPHOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHOMA, MUCOSA-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031736432     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-199812000-00018     Document Type: Article

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