Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 339-342 , April 2010

Intracavernous sinus solid-cystic haemangiopericytoma: a rare entity with radiology–pathology correlation

  • K. Ganesan

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103-8226, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent.
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  • H. Masoumi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, UCSD Medical Center, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
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  • R. Dietrich

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103-8226, California, USA
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  • J. Hesselink

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92103-8226, California, USA

Received 3 May 2009 ,Revised 22 August 2009 ,Accepted 26 August 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00023-1

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.08.014

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 339-342 , April 2010

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