Imaging Diagnosis of a Rare Presacral Tumour
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Imaging Diagnosis of a Rare Presacral Tumour
BACKGROUND Primary tumors in the presacral (retrorectal) space are extremely rare in adults, with an estimated incidence of 0.0025 to 0.014 in large referral centers. Congenital varieties are most common and comprise two thirds of these tumors. Primary retroperitoneal sarcomas in the pelvic region are extremely rare. We report the ultrasound and the corresponding Computed Tomography (CT) featur...
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عنوان ژورنال: Polish Journal of Radiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0137-7183
DOI: 10.12659/pjr.900522