Treatment of lymphangiomas of the head and neck in children by intralesional injection of OK-432 (Picinabil)

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 130-134

  Brewis, Clive ^a,b   Pracy, J P ^a   Albert, D M ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cystic; Lymphangiona; Picibanil

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIER; PICIBANIL;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEAD TUMOR; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHANGIOMA; MALE; NECK TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS; LYMPHANGIOMA; MALE; PICIBANIL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034006920     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2000.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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