Invasion of the cardiovascular system in childhood malignant hepatic tumors

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 436-439

  Wang, Jieh Neng ^a   Chen, Jiann Shiuh ^a   Chuang, Hung Yi ^a   Yang, Yao Jong ^a   Chang, Kong Chao ^a   Wu, Jing Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiac metastasis; Children; Echocardiography; Hepatoblastoma; Hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART METASTASIS; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036693915     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200208000-00006     Document Type: Article

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