The importance of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of diffuse lymphangioma

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn , Issue 5, 1999, Pages 230-235

  Sermon, A ^a   Gruwez, J A ^a   Lateur, L ^a   De Wever, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Lymphangioma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG; LYMPHANGIOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEG; LYMPHANGIOMA; LYMPHANGIOMA, CYSTIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033203109     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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