Vascular amyloidosis causing spontaneous mediastinal haemorrhage with haemothorax

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 871-873

  Alwitry, A ^a   Brackenbury, E T ^a   Beggs, F D ^a   Soomro, I ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Bleeding diathesis; Haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TUNICA MEDIA; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; FEMALE; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; MIDDLE AGED; TUNICA MEDIA; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0035486942     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00899-5     Document Type: Article

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