Sonographic findings of groin masses

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 605-614

  Dal, Mo Yang ^a   Hyun, Cheol Kim ^a   Joo, Won Lim ^a   Jin, Wook ^a   Chang, Woo Ryu ^a   Gou, Young Kim ^a   Cho, Hyuni ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Groin mass; Groin sonography; Inguinal hernia; Spermatic cord

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; TUMORS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

GROIN MASS; GROIN SONOGRAPHY; INGUINAL HERNIA; SPERMATIC CORD;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDERMOID CYST; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; LEIOMYOMA; LIPOMA; LIPOSARCOMA; LYMPHANGIOMA; LYMPHOMA; METASTASIS; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SPERMATIC CORD; TERATOMA;

EID: 34247589398     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.5.605     Document Type: Article

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