Angiosarcoma of the pulmonary trunk mimicking pulmonary thromboembolic disease: A case report

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 504-507

  Tschirch, F T C ^a   Del Grande, F ^a   Marincek, B ^a   Huisman, Thierry A G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; CT; MR imaging; Pulmonary artery; Thrombo embolic disease

Indexed keywords

BLOCK CODES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASCULAR TUMOR;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0141755320     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0455.2003.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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