Massive haemoptysis after radiotherapy in inoperable non-small cell lung carcinoma: Is endobronchial brachytherapy really a risk factor?

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-183

  Langendijk, Johannes A ^a   Tjwa, Martin K T ^b   De Jong, Jos M A ^a   Ten Velde, Guul P M ^c   Wouters, Emiel F M ^c  

^a MAASTRO CLINIC   (Netherlands)

^b Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Massive haemoptysis; Non small cell lung carcinoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIATION INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032445145     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00103-0     Document Type: Article

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