Tachypnea, changed mental status, and pancytopenia in an elderly man with treated lymphoma

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 339, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 254-261

  Rosen, J M ^a   Mark, E J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAT EMBOLISM; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; RETROPERITONEAL CANCER; SPLEEN;

EID: 0032560808     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199807233390408     Document Type: Article

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