Severe esophageal toxicity after thoracic radiation therapy for lung cancer associated with the human immunodeficiency virus: A case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 479-481

  Leigh, Bryan R ^a   Lau, Derick H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Esophagitis; Human immunodeficiency virus; Lung cancer; Radiation therapy; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CODEINE; FLUCONAZOLE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0031756002     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-199810000-00012     Document Type: Article

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