Mediastinal mass and hilar adenopathy: Rare thoracic manifestations of Wegener's granulomatosis

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1992-1997

  George, Teresa M ^a   Cash, Joseph M ^a   Farver, Carol ^a   Sneller, Michael ^b   Van Dyke, Carolyn W ^a   Derus, Charles L ^c   Hoffman, Gary S ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Dreyer Medical Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORMETHINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0030734369     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780401111     Document Type: Article

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