Preoperative CT diagnosis of primary fallopian tube carcinoma in a patient with a history of total abdominal hysterectomy

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 361-363

  Santana, Patricia ^a,b   Desser, Terry S ^a   Teng, Nelson ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Computed tomography; Fallopian tube; Total abdominal hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

GYNECOLOGY;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; CARCINOMA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FALLOPIAN TUBE; FALLOPIAN TUBE CARCINOMA; GYNECOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES; TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; PACLITAXEL;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; PELVIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; UTERINE TUBE CARCINOMA; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0038755209     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200305000-00011     Document Type: Article

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