Tumor microembolism and lymphangitic carcinomatosis

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 34-44

  Murin, Susan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Clinical Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Emboli; Lung; Metastasis; Tumor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002588493     PISSN: 10680640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045413-199701000-00006     Document Type: Article

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