Tuberculosis and lung cancer. An interesting case study

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 30-32

  Mariani, F ^a   Bocchino, M ^b   Cappelli, G ^c   Persechini, T ^d   Colizzi, V ^c   Bonanno, E ^c   Ponticiello, A ^b   Sanduzzi, A ^b,e  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell mediated immunity; Lung cancer; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; CISPLATIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; MITOMYCIN C; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RIFAMPICIN; VINBLASTINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BCG VACCINATION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 0035018071     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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