How to characterise a solid renal mass: A new classification proposal for a simplified approach

Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 232-245

  Helenon O ^a,b   Eiss, D ^a,b   Debrito, P ^a,b   Merran, S ^c   Correas, J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c Centre Cortambert   (France)

Author keywords

Benign tumour; Conventional carcinoma; Kidney; Malignant tumour; Pseudotumour; Tomodensitometry

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY HEMANGIOMYOLIPOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOCYTOMA; PSEUDOTUMOR; SOLID TUMOR; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN;

HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84865111986     PISSN: 22115684     EISSN: 22115684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2012.01.016     Document Type: Article

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