Neurogenic Tumors in the Abdomen: Tumor Types and Imaging Characteristics

Radiographics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-43

  Rha, Sung Eun ^a   Byun, Jae Young ^a   Jung, Seung Eun ^a   Chun, Ho Jong ^a   Lee, Hae Giu ^a   Lee, Jae Mun ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nervous system, neoplasms, 87.31, 87.32; Neurons, 87.3199, 87.364; Retroperitoneal space, CT, 87.1211; Retroperitoneal space, MR, 87.1214; Retroperitoneal space, neoplasms, 87.3199, 87.325, 87.328; Soft tissues, neoplasms, 80.325

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ADRENAL GLAND; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMAN; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROGENIC TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAGANGLIOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; REVIEW; TUMOR CALCINOSIS; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; NERVE TUMOR;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; GANGLIONEUROBLASTOMA; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASMS, NERVE TISSUE; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; PARAGANGLIOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037854683     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.231025050     Document Type: Review

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