Hepatocarcinoma with concomitant paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-60

  Coeytaux, Alessandra ^a   Kressig, Reto ^a   Zulian, Gilbert B ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FATALITY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; TERMINAL CARE;

BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, NERVOUS SYSTEM; TERMINAL CARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035290093     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970101700110     Document Type: Article

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