Bronchial arterial infusion with cisplatin followed by irradiation successfully treats recurrent stage IVb thymic large cell carcinoma

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 471-474

  Kaseda, Shizuka ^a   Shimizu, Kunihiko ^a   Yamane, Takashi ^b   Sugiura, Hitoshi ^c  

^a Saiseikai Kanagawa ken H ^*  (Japan)

^b Radiology   (Japan)

^c Department of Pathology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchial artery; Chemotherapy; Irradiation; Large cell carcinoma; Thymic carcinoma; Thymus

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS CANCER;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRONCHIAL ARTERIES; CARCINOMA, LARGE CELL; CISPLATIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032836856     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00241-9     Document Type: Article

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