Steroids, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and stents for superior vena caval obstruction in carcinoma of the bronchus: A systematic review

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 338-351

  Rowell, N P ^a   Gleeson, F V ^b  

^a MAIDSTONE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Non small cell lung cancer; Radiotherapy; Small cell lung cancer; Stent; Superior vena cava obstruction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHLORMETHINE; CISPLATIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DIURETIC AGENT; DOPAMINE; EPIRUBICIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; OXYGEN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; UROKINASE; VINBLASTINE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; CYTOPENIA; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPHAGIA; HEMATEMESIS; HEMATOMA; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; METAL IMPLANTATION; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; STENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036786823     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2002.0095     Document Type: Review

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