Extramedullary hematopoiesis in chronic myelofibrosis encasing the pelvicaliceal system and perirenal spaces: CT findings

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-284

  La Fianza, Alfredo ^a   Torretta, Lorella ^b   Spinazzola, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extramedullary hematopoiesis; Perirenal space; Renal pelvis; Ureter

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROURETER; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MYELOFIBROSIS; PELVICALICEAL SYSTEM; PERIRENAL SPACE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOPOIESIS, EXTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; KIDNEY CALICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOFIBROSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 26444441310     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087809     Document Type: Article

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