## Abstract Seven cases of retroperitoneal neurilemoma confirmed by histology had an ultrasound examination. There were 5 women and 2 men with a mean age of 55. Most of the cases (5/7) had a palpable mass clinically. Of the 7 cases, 4 had a mass with cystic degeneration and internal echoes on sonog
Retroperitoneal neurilemoma
โ Scribed by James F. Regan; George L. Juler; Karl J. Schmutzer
- Book ID
- 115692147
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 926 KB
- Volume
- 134
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
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