Kaposi's sarcoma in a liver transplant series

Journal of Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 185-190

  Khan, M Yusuf ^a   Khanam, Humaira ^a   Koneru, Baburao ^a   Schwartz, Robert A ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Kaposi's sarcoma; Liver transplantation; Neoplasm

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; GLIBENCLAMIDE; MESALAZINE; OKT 3; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE CANCER; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SARCOMA, KAPOSI;

EID: 0033494169     PISSN: 00257850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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