Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) of the kidney: MR features

European Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1906-1907

  Fang, Songhua ^a   Dong, Danjun ^a   Jin, Mei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY TUMOR; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CAPILLARIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPITHELIOID CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SARCOMA;

EID: 34250370847     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-006-0443-7     Document Type: Letter

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