Differential diagnosis of cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas based on imaging features

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 512-517

  Leung, Ting Kai ^a   Lee, Chi Ming ^a   Shen, Li Kuo ^a   Chen, Ya Yen ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cystic lymphangioma; Cystic like neoplasm; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENTAL FINDING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREAS TUMOR; RARE DISEASE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33745606674     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60193-5     Document Type: Article

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