Clinical outcome of stenting in superior vena cava syndrome associated with malignant tumors: Comparison with conventional treatment

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 669-674

  Tanigawa, Noboru ^a   Sawada, S ^a   Mishima, K ^a   Okuda, Y ^a   Mizukawa, K ^a   Ohmura, N ^a   Toita, T ^a   Ogawa, K ^a   Kobayashi, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b Tottori Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interventional procedure, radiotherapy; SVC syndrome, stents

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; STENT; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; STENTS; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032209786     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841859809175494     Document Type: Article

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