Granulocyte colony stimulating factor-producing diffuse malignant mesothelioma of pleura

Internal Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 668-670

  Ohbayashi, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Nosaka, Hiroyuki ^a   Hirose, Kimihiro ^a   Yamase, Hirohiko ^a   Yamaki, Kenichi ^b   Ito, Masafumi ^c  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Leukemoid reaction

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; HUMAN; LEUKEMOID REACTION; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA TUMOR; SECRETION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; LEUKEMOID REACTION; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033172763     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.38.668     Document Type: Article

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