Ambulatory mediastinal biopsy for hematologic malignancies

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 218-221

  Venuta, Federico ^a   Rendina, Erino A ^a   Pescarmona, Edoardo O ^a   De Giacomo, Tiziano ^a   Flaishman, Isac ^a   Guarino, Enrico ^a   Ricci, Costante ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambulatory biopsy; Hematologic malignancy; Mediastinal lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLEEDING; CAVA VEIN DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; BIOPSY; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0031019775     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)01055-X     Document Type: Article

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