Superior vena cava syndrome

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 293-297

  Arya, L S ^a   Narain, Sunil ^a   Tomar, Sanjay ^a   Thavaraj, Vasantha ^a   Dawar, R ^a   Bhargawa, M ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Children; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; SURVIVAL RATE;

BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036550454     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723212     Document Type: Article

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