Long-standing Morel-Lavallée lesion of the thigh simulating a neoplasm

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 287-291

  Kalaci, Aydiner ^a   Karazincir, Sinem ^a   Yanat, Ahmet Nedim ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic expanding hematoma; Morel Lavall e lesion; MRI; Soft tissue tumors; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

CHRONIC EXPANDING HEMATOMA; CYSTIC MASS; SOFT TISSUE TUMORS;

TUMORS;

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FASCIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY; MALE; MOREL LAVALLE LESION; NEOPLASM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THIGH; ULTRASOUND;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250773951     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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