Elastofibroma dorsi: CT, MRI, and pathologic findings

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2121-2126

  Abe, S ^a   Miyata, N ^b   Yamamoto, Y ^b   Yamaguchi, T ^b   Tamakawa, M ^b   Seishu, Abe ^b  

^a ASAHIKAWA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROELASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032694563     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199912000-00027     Document Type: Article

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