Organising pneumonia caused by transtuzumab (Herceptin) therapy for breast cancer

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 552-555

  Radzikowska, E ^a   Szczepulska, E ^a   Chabowski, M ^a   Bestry, I ^a  

^a Third Division of Pulmonary Diseases National Tuberculosis Lung Diseases Research Institute   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adverse reaction; Breast cancer treatment; Bronchiolitis obliterans organising; Organising pneumonia; Pneumonia; Transtuzumab

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOCETAXEL; DOXORUBICIN; LETROZOLE; NORFLOXACIN; TRASTUZUMAB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHOGRAPHY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG INFILTRATE; ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037340657     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00035502     Document Type: Article

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