Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the superior vena cava: Computed tomography demonstration and review of the literature

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-48

  Ferretti, Gilbert R ^a,b   Chiles, Caroline ^a   Woodruff, Ralph D ^a   Choplin, Robert H ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Hemangioendothelioma, epithelioid; Mediastinal neoplasms; Superior vena cava syndrome; Tomography, x ray computed; Vascular neoplasms; Vena cava, superior

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME;

EID: 0031975550     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-199801000-00011     Document Type: Article

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