Sonographic diagnosis of a serous tumor of low malignant potential of the fallopian tube

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 869-872

  Haratz Rubinstein, Natan ^a   Fromberg, Eden ^a   Lederman, Sanford ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; GYNECOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TUMORS;

FALLOPIAN TUBES; SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LANGUAGE; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE TUBE CARCINOMA; UTERINE TUBE SEROUS TUMOR OF LOW MALIGNANT POTENTIAL; UTERINE TUBE SURGERY;

EID: 2942526815     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.6.869     Document Type: Article

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