Contrast-enhanced ultrasound improves accurate identification of appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma in an old patient: A case report

BACKGROUND: Adenocarcinoma of appendiceal origin is far rarer than other colorectal carcinomas and its preoperative diagnosis is challenging. To our knowledge, utility of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to diagnose it is much less. METHOD: A 61-year-old man presented with abdominal pain in the r...

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Autores principales: Shang, Jing, Ruan, Li-tao, Dang, Ying, Wang, Yun-yue, Song, Yan, Lian, Jie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5008567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27583883
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000004637

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5008567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27583883
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000004637

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