Multiple retroperitoneal paragangliomas
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MR imaging features of benign retroperitoneal paragangliomas and schwannomas
BACKGROUND To determine whether MRI feature analysis can differentiate benign retroperitoneal extra-adrenal paragangliomas and schwannomas. METHODS The MRI features of 50 patients with confirmed benign retroperitoneal extra-adrenal paragangliomas and schwannomas were retrospectively reviewed by two radiologists blinded to the histopathologic diagnosis. These features were compared between two...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2230-8210
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.192896