Answer to case of the month 64. Cronkhite-Canada syndrome

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 349-351

  Nguyen, Thuy Khanh ^a,b   Gagnon, Jacques A ^a   Légaré, Esther ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colon; Cronkhite Canada syndrome; Polyposis; Stomach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CASE REPORT; CRONKHITE CANADA SYNDROME; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; RADIODIAGNOSIS; AGED; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INTESTINE POLYP; INTESTINE TUMOR; RADIOGRAPHY; STOMACH TUMOR;

BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

AGED; BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; INTESTINAL POLYPS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033211105     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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