Sonographic diagnosis of a cervical vagal schwannoma

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-60

  Corroller, Thomas Le ^a   Sebag, Fréderic ^a   Vidal, Vincent ^a   Jacquier, Alexis ^a   Champsaur, Pierre ^a   Bartoli, Jean Michel ^a   Moulin, Guy ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

MRI; Neck; Schwannoma; Ultrasonography; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE SURGERY; NEURILEMOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VAGAL SCHWANNOMA; VAGUS NERVE DISEASE;

CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; VAGUS NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 58649114956     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20474     Document Type: Article

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