Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 203-210 , May 2010

Dedifferentiated liposarcoma of retroperitoneum: spectrum of imaging findings in 15 patients

  • Sun Hwa Hong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Kyeong Ah Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 97 Gurodong-Gil, Guro-Ku, Seoul 152-703, South Korea. Tel.: +82 2 2626 1338; fax: +82 2 863 9282.
    • ,
  • Ok Hee Woo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Cheol Min Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Chul Hwan Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Myeong-Jin Kim

      Affiliations

    • Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea
    • ,
  • Jae-Joon Chung

      Affiliations

    • Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea
    • ,
  • Joon Koo Han

      Affiliations

    • Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea
    • ,
  • Sung Eun Rha

      Affiliations

    • Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

Received 2 November 2009 ,Accepted 20 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.12.025

Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 203-210 , May 2010

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