Malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura causing recurrent hypoglycemia; immunohistochemical stain of insulin-like growth factor I receptor in three cases

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 220-224

  Chang, Eun Deok ^a   Lee, Eun Hee ^a,c   Won, Yong Soon ^a   Kim, Jin Man ^b   Suh, Kwang Sun ^b   Kim, Byung Kee ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Daejeon St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood Glucose; Insulin Like Growth Factor I (IGF I); Neoplasms; Pleura

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG COIN LESION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA TUMOR; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COIN LESION, PULMONARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; RECEPTOR, IGF TYPE 1; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0035316186     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.2.220     Document Type: Article

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