Intrathoracic desmoid tumor with invasion of the great vessels

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1017-1019

  Cardoso, P F G ^a   Da Silva, L C C ^a   Bonamigo, T P ^a   Geyer, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b Ernesto Dorneles Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Desmoid; Fibromatosis; Mediastinum; Surgery

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DACRON VASCULAR PROSTHESIS; DESMOID TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX TUMOR; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY; VASCULAR TUMOR;

ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; FIBROMATOSIS, AGGRESSIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0036896715     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00614-0     Document Type: Article

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