CT features of foreign body granulomas after cosmetic paraffin injection into the cervicofacial area

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-128

  Gu, Dong Hyeon ^a   Yoon, Dae Young ^a   Chang, Suk Ki ^a   Lim, Kyoung Ja ^a   Cha, Ji Hyeon ^a   Seo, Young Lan ^a   Yun, Eun Joo ^a   Choi, Chul Soon ^a   Bae, Sang Hoon ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Face; Foreign bodies; Neck; X ray

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CHEEK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NECK; NOSE; ORBIT; PARAFFINOMA; SKIN NODULE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEEK; COSMETICS; FACE; FEMALE; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PARAFFIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77954877470     PISSN: 13053825     EISSN: 13053612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.2936-09.0     Document Type: Article

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