Successful control of extensive thoracic lymphangiomatosis by irradiation

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 407-411

  Kandil, A ^a   Rostom, A Y ^a   Mourad, W A ^a   Khafaga, Y ^a   Gershuny, A R ^b   El Hosseiny, G ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b OLDCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lymphangioma; Radiation therapy; Thorax

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER INFILTRATION; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PERICARDIUM; PLEURA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; SCHOOL CHILD; THORACIC DUCT; VERTEBRA;

EID: 0031457187     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(97)80140-9     Document Type: Article

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