Do neuron-specific enolase levels discriminate between small-cell lung cancer and mediastinal tumors?

Tumor Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 362-368

  Ebert, W ^a   Ryll, R ^a   Muley, T ^a   Hug, G ^a   Drings, P ^a  

^a Horaxklinik Heidelberg Rohrbach   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lymphoma; Mediastinal tumors; Neuron specific enolase; Small cell lung cancer; Teratoma; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TERATOMA; THYMOMA;

EID: 0029974102     PISSN: 10104283     EISSN: 14230380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000218001     Document Type: Article

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