Published May 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Leiomyoma of the appendix: a case report

  • 1. Dae-Gu Veterans Hospital, Daegu (Korea, Republic of)

Description

Leiomyomas of the appendix are rare and most are encountered incidentally during exploration of the abdomen for some other disease, during postmortem examination, or in the course of routine pathologic examinations of surgical specimens. We report here the findings of ultrasonography, CT and surgery of a case of leiomyoma that arose from the appendix; this lesion was pathologically confirmed

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Journal Volume
56
Journal Issue
5
Series
7 refs, 1 fig
Journal Page Range
p. 487-489
ISSN
1738-2637

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
39032611
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ABDOMEN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; LARGE INTESTINE; PATHOLOGY; SURGERY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY
Descriptors DEC
BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INTESTINES; MEDICINE; ORGANS; TOMOGRAPHY