Uncommon adrenal masses: CT and MRI features with histopathologic correlation

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 359-370

  Guo, Ying Kun ^a   Yang, Zhi Gang ^a   Li, Yuan ^a   Deng, Yu Ping ^a   Ma, En Sen ^a   Min, Peng Qiu ^a   Zhang, Xiao Chun ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; CT; Cysts; Disease; MRI; Neoplasms; Tuberculoma

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOLOGY; SURGERY;

ADRENAL GLANDS; CYSTS; EXTRAMEDULLARY PLASMACYTOMA (EMP); NEOPLASMS; TUBERCULOMA;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ADRENAL CYST; ADRENAL GLAND; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST; ENDOTHELIUM CYST; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; GANGLIONEUROMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDATID CYST; LYMPHOMA; MYELOLIPOMA; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARASITIC CYST; PARASITISM; PLASMACYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST; RADIOGRAPHY; TERATOMA; TUBERCULOMA;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; CYSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LYMPHOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYELOLIPOMA; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; RARE DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOMA;

EID: 34249066487     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.12.011     Document Type: Article

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