Severe thrombosis after chemotherapy for metastatic choriocarcinoma of the testis maintaining complete remission for a long period

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-222

  Lepidini, Giuseppe ^a   Biancari, Fausto ^b,c   D'Andrea, Vito ^b  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

chemotherapy; choriocarcinoma; complication; hyperestro genism; testis; thromboembolism; vascular toxicity; HCG

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CISPLATIN; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HEPARIN; UROKINASE; VINBLASTINE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHORIOCARCINOMA; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS CARCINOMA; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030913157     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599709070337     Document Type: Article

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