Giant benign cystic peritoneal mesothelioma: US, CT, and MRI findings

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 502-504

  Ozgen A ^a,b   Akata, D ^a   Akhan, O ^a   Tez, M ^a   Gedikoglu, G ^a   Ozmen M N ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Sporcular Sitesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abdominal neoplasm; CT; MRI; Peritoneal mesothelioma; US

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERITONEUM MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA, CYSTIC; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031826232     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002619900387     Document Type: Article

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