Solitary cysticercosis of the biceps brachii in a vegetarian: A rare and unusual pseudotumor

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 424-428

  Abdelwahab, Ibrahim Fikry ^a   Klein, Michael J ^b   Hermann, George ^c   Abdul Quader, Mohammed ^d  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Biceps brachii; Cysticercosis; Human; MRI; Vegetarian

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTICERCOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCLE MASS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VEGETARIAN;

ADULT; ARM; CYSTICERCOSIS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0043175363     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-003-0638-9     Document Type: Article

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