Solitary infantile choriocarcinoma of the liver: MRI findings

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 820-823

  van der Hoef, Marianne ^a   Niggli, Felix K ^a   Willi, Ulrich V ^a   Huisman, Thierry A G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child; Infantile choriocarcinoma; Liver; MRI; Neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CYTOKERATIN; GADOLINIUM; TWIN SPEED 1.5 T;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURGERY; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HEPATOMEGALY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHORIOCARCINOMA; GADOLINIUM; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 5744236787     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1212-x     Document Type: Article

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