Langerhans' cell histiocytosis presenting with a para-aortic lesion and heart failure

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-130

  Chen, Chien Yi ^a   Wu, Mei Hwan ^a   Huang, Shiu Feng ^a   Chen, Shyh Jye ^a   Lu, Meng Yao ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Langerhans' cell histiocytosis; Para aortic lesion

Indexed keywords

ETOPOSIDE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; DRUG RESPONSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; HEART FAILURE; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; T WAVE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

AORTIC DISEASES; CHEST PAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0035025175     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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