Hepatic Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient affected by AIDS: Correlation between histology and imaging

Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 215-219

  Tacconi, Danilo ^a   Vergori, Alessandra ^a   Lapini, Laura ^a   Magnolfi, AnnaLisa ^b   Carnevali, Andrea ^b   Caremani, Marcello ^a  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Donato di Arezzo   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; Kaposi's sarcoma; Liver; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

ATAZANAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; CD31 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN; EMTRICITABINE PLUS TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER SARCOMA; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84870249962     PISSN: 19713495     EISSN: 18767931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jus.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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