Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tracheobronchial tree: Radiographic and CT findings in 12 patients

Radiology

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 643-648

  Kim, Tae Sung ^a   Lee, Kyung Soo ^a   Han, Joungho ^a   Im, Jung Gi ^e   Seo, Joon Beom ^e   Kim, Joung Sook ^b   Kim, Hyae Young ^c   Han, Sang Wook ^d  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^d Department of Radiology   (South Korea)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Bronchi, CT; Bronchi, neoplasms; Trachea, CT; Trachea, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

IOPAMIDOL;

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0345192346     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.212.3.r99se09643     Document Type: Article

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