Pararenal vena cava leiomyosarcoma versus leiomyomatosis: Difficult diagnosis

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1256-1259

  Armstrong, Peter J ^a   Franklin, David P ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CAVA VEIN DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TUMOR BIOPSY; VASCULAR TUMOR; VEIN PROSTHESIS; VEIN RECONSTRUCTION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037000278     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.129636     Document Type: Article

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