Testicular adrenal rest tumours in postpubertal males with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Sonographic and MR features

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1597-1603

  Stikkelbroeck, Nike M M L ^a   Suliman, Harold M ^a   Otten, Barto J ^a   Hermus, Ad R M M ^a   Blickman, Johan G ^a   Jager, Gerrit J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Neoplasms; Testis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORCHIECTOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; TESTIS TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADRENAL REST TUMOR; ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREVALENCE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0038605973     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1786-3     Document Type: Article

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