Angiosarcoma of the breast

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 533-538

  Glazebrook, Katrina N ^a   Magut, Maureen J ^a   Reynolds, Carol ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; Breast; Mammography; MRI; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; BREAST SARCOMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISCOLORATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 38849112695     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2909     Document Type: Article

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