Development of a testicular haemangioma after interferon therapy for hepatic haemangiomas: A case report

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 784-786

  Yanai, S ^a   Tsutsumi, H ^a   Hotsubo, T ^a   Takahashi, A ^a   Miyao, N ^a   Satoh, M ^a   Chiba, S ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatic haemangioma; Interferon alfa; Juvenile haemangioma; Testicular haemangioma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMA; CASE REPORT; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG EFFECT; HIGH OUTPUT HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TESTIS DISEASE;

HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INTERFERON ALFA-2A; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; ORCHIECTOMY; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 0030823280     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050712     Document Type: Article

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