Primary neoplasms of the appendix manifesting as acute appendicitis: CT findings with pathologic comparison

Radiology

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 775-781

  Pickhardt, Perry J ^a   Levy, Angela D ^a   Rohrmann Jr , Charles A ^a   Kende, Amir I ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Appendix, CT; Appendix, Neoplasms; Carcinoid; Lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CARCINOID; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0036720814     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2243011545     Document Type: Article

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