Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata complicated by sarcomatous transformation and ovarian torsion: Presentation of two cases and review of the literature

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 640-644

  Fulcher, A S ^a   Szucs, R A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; Leiomyosarcoma; MR; Peritoneum; US; Uterine neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY DISEASE; PERITONEUM CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSION;

ADULT; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN DISEASES; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORSION;

EID: 0031767322     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900421     Document Type: Article

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