Peripheral intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Ultrasound findings and differential diagnosis from hepatocellular carcinoma

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-99

  Colli, Agostino ^a,b   Cocciolo, Massimo ^a   Mumoli, Nicola ^a   Cesarini, Lucia ^a   Prisco, Aniello ^a   Gaffuri, Isabella ^a   Martinez, Edoardo ^a  

^a Ospedale 'C Borella'   (Italy)

^b Regione Piemonte USL 49   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholangiocarcinoma; Liver cancer; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032055897     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(98)00012-3     Document Type: Article

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